State v. Riley

GOTHARD, Judge.

Fredrick T. Riley was found guilty of first degree robbery, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64.1. He was adjudicated a second offender on the basis of a prior conviction of possession of stolen things and was sentenced to twenty-five years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence, with credit for time served. The defendant appeals, raising as errors excessiveness of the sentence and any and all errors patent on the face of the record.

On June 14, 1988 at approximately 11:30 p.m., the defendant and a male companion entered a convenience store in…