Legal Opinion
State v. Caldwell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 2, 2011No. 46,718-KAPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Chief Judge.
| ¶ Defendant, Elston Caldwell, pled guilty to second offense possession of marijuana and was subsequently sentenced to serve four years at hard labor. He now appeals asserting that the sentence imposed was cruel, unusual, and excessive. We affirm.
Facts and Procedural History
Defendant worked at Alex Edwards’ Auto Sales in Springhill, Louisiana. The record does not show what his job entailed. Defendant had a key to the business and on the night or morning of August 3, 2010, he was entering the office when this incident occurred. 1 The presentence investi gation report (PSI)…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. GuzmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- State v. TavesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- State v. WashingtonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
- State v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
- State v. BakerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
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