State v. Winston

NORRIS, Judge.

The defendant, Ronald D. Winston, was charged by bill of information with distribution of cocaine, LSA-R.S. 40:967A(1). He pled guilty as charged. The district court, after reviewing a presentence investigation report (“PSI”), sentenced him to nine years at hard labor. Winston now appeals, urging the sentence is unreasonable and excessive for a first felony offender like himself. For the reasons expressed, we affirm the conviction but set aside the sentence and remand the case with instructions for resentencing.

The offense occurred shortly" after midnight on January 10, 1989…