State v. Williams

|nKOSTELKA, J.

Sylvester Williams (“Williams”) pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, La. R.S. 40:967 and 979, in exchange for the state’s agreement to dismiss a distribution charge and not charge him as an *1222habitual offender. The district court imposed a six-year hard labor sentence, to be served consecutively to a five-year sentence ordered executed due to Williams having violated parole by his commission of the present offense.1 After the denial of a timely motion to reconsider sentence, Williams appeals the sentence as excessive and argues that the court erred in ordering that the…