State v. Sosa

DUFRESNE, Judge.

The defendant, Mario R. Sosa, was charged by bill of information with distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, to-wit: Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:966. Pursuant to a plea bargain the defendant pled guilty to the lesser offense of possession of L.S.D. in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:966. On April 27, 1988, the defendant was sentenced to five years at hard labor. The defendant appealed the sentence urging that the trial judge erred in imposing a sentence which is excessive and that the trial judge failed to utilize the sentencing guidelines of…