State v. Collins

The defendant, Johnny Collins, age 18, who was originally charged with simple escape, entered a plea to attempted simple escape and was sentenced to serve one year at hard labor. He now appeals asserting in a single assignment of error that the sentence was insufficiently articulated under the guidelines of LSA-C.Cr.P. Art. 894.1 and that it is unconstitutionally excessive. Finding adequate articulation and that the sentence is not unconstitutionally excessive, we affirm.

In January of 1987, the defendant was under the supervision of officials at the Louisiana Training Institute (LTI) in…