State v. Thompson

11 This ease is before us on remand from the Louisiana Supreme Court to address the issue of the excessiveness of Thompson’s life sentence. See State v. Thompson, 11-0915 (La.5/8/12), 93 So.3d 553. The facts of this case concerning defendant’s arrest and conviction of the crime of possession with intent to distribute a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance can be found in our earlier opinion of State v. Thompson, 46,039 (La.App.2d Cir.2/23/11), 58 So.3d 994.

Excessive Sentence

Thompson received a mandatory life sentence plus a $3,000 fine after his adjudication as a fourth felony offender.…