Legal Opinion
State v. Bruce
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 30, 2012No. 11-KA-991PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.
|2In this criminal proceeding, defendant appeals his sentence to life imprisonment and further assigns as error the trial court’s denial of his motion to quash the bill of information. We affirm defendant’s conviction but vacate his life sentence, finding it constitutionally excessive, and remand this matter to the trial court for resentencing.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On October 14, 2010, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging defendant, Benjamin Bruce, with aggravated arson in violation of La. R.S. 14:51. Defendant pleaded not…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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