State v. Baird

NORRIS, Judge.

Ronnie Ray Baird was charged by bill of information with distribution of marijuana, La.R.S. 40:966 A(l), arising from a controlled sale to an undercover officer in 1982. He proceeded to a jury trial and was found guilty as charged; however, while awaiting sentence he jumped bond and spent several years undetected in Arkansas. He was recaptured in December 1989 and sentenced to 10 years at hard labor. He lodged the instant out-of-time appeal, urging the sentence is excessive. For the reasons expressed, we affirm.

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