State v. Braxton

CARTER, Judge.

Defendant, Sam Braxton, was charged by bill of information with third offense driving while intoxicated, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:98. Defendant pled guilty as charged and was sentenced to serve three years in the custody of the Sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish, the first six months to be served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Defendant appealed urging that the sentence imposed was excessive. This Court held that the trial court failed to individualize the sentence as required by LSA-C.Cr.P. art. 894.-1, and that the sentence imposed was…