State v. Robert

_JjThe defendant, Steve Byron Robert, was charged by bill of information with driving while intoxicated (“DWI”), fourth offense, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:98(E). Following a jury trial, he was convicted as charged. He was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison at hard labor, 60 days of which were ordered to be served without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. The defendant was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine plus court costs. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence.

FACTS

On February 15, 2007, at approximately 11:30 p.m., the…