State v. Honea

The defendant, Avery Honea, was charged by grand jury indictment with armed robbery with a firearm, a violation of La. R.S. 14:64, and use of a firearm in the commission of an armed robbery, a violation of La. R.S. 14:64.3.1 The defendant pled not guilty and, following a jury trial, was found guilty as charged (on both charges). For the armed robbery conviction, the defendant was sentenced to 45 years imprisonment at hard labor without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence; for the additional penalty of use of a firearm in the commission of the armed robbery, the…