Legal Opinion
State v. Dorsey
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 9, 2002No. 2002-KA-0692PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN.
The issue in this appeal is whether the sentence imposed by the trial court was excessive. For the reasons below, we remand to the trial court for a ruling on the Motion for Reconsideration of Sentence.
Procedural History
Defendant, John Dorsey, was charged by a bill of information with possession with intent to distribute cocaine a violation of La. R.S. 40:967 and obstruction of justice by attempting to destroy evidence a violation of La. R.S. 14:130.1. The defendant failed to appear at his scheduled arraignment and the trial court issued an alias capias. Dorsey was…
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