State v. Lombard

662 So.2d 1039 (1995)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Cecil LOMBARD.

No. 95-KK-2107.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 27, 1995.

Defendant was charged with one count of simple burglary, and plead guilty as charged. The state then filed a multiple offender bill charging defendant as a third felony offender. Pursuant to La.R.S. 15:529.1, defendant faced a minimum sentence of eight years. However, the trial judge sentenced defendant to six years, finding that a sentence of eight years was "too long" based on defendant's prior record. The state applied to the court of appeal, which denied the writ, and now…