State v. Valadez

*1275The defendant, Ismael Valadez, was convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated ("DWI"), fourth offense. He was sentenced to serve 15 years at hard labor and to pay a fine of $5,000. Valadez appeals his sentence of incarceration as unconstitutionally excessive. For the following reasons, we affirm the conviction and sentence.

FACTS

In the early morning hours of December 25, 2016, Shreveport Police Detective De'Andre Belle was working off-duty, guarding the Walmart store near Pines Road in Shreveport, which was closed for Christmas. At approximately 12:30 a.m., he saw a pickup truck speed…