State v. Nixon

hThe defendant, Lawrence Nixon, was convicted of two counts of distribution of marijuana and one count of distribution of cocaine arising from two sales to a pair of confidential informants for a combined sum of less than $100. The trial court imposed sentences of 20 years at hard labor on each count and ordered the prison sentences to be served .consecutively. Additionally, Nixon was ordered to pay a $15,000 fine. He filed this appeal alleging, inter alia, that the 60-year total sentence is excessive. For the following reasons, we hold that the trial court’s order that the three, 20-year…