State v. Hedgespeth

|, In the wake of Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 2011, 176 L.Ed.2d 825 (2010), the defendant, Thomas Hedges-peth, began pro se proceedings to obtain a reduction of his life sentence without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence for an aggravated rape committed when he was 17. See State v. Hedgspeth, 42,921 (La.App.2d Cir.1/9/08), 974 So.2d 150, writ denied, 2008-0467 (La.10/3/08), 992 So.2d 1008. The trial court resentenced Hedgespeth to life imprisonment but removed the restrictions as to the benefits of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. For reasons…