State v. Mason

| , DREW, J.

This court in State v. Mason, 37,486 (La.App. 2d Cir.12/10/03), 862 So.2d 1077 (Drew and Peatross, Brown dissenting), reversed defendant’s adjudication and sentence because of an error in the habitual offender adjudication. The matter was remanded to the trial court.

Now, after being properly adjudicated as a second felony offender, the appellant returns to this court with the identical 49.5 year hard labor sentence, without benefits, *1252alleging that the sentence is excessive. We disagree, and accordingly affirm.

FACTS

This court’s previous opinion recited the ugly facts of this crime.…