Legal Opinion
State v. Sumler
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 26, 2018No. 52,160-KAPublished
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
Ronald Keith Sumler appeals as excessive his sentence of six years at hard labor after his guilty plea to simple arson. His attorney has filed an Anders brief and motion to withdraw, alleging that he could find no nonfrivolous issues to raise on appeal. For the reasons expressed, we grant the motion to withdraw and affirm Sumler's conviction and sentence.
On March 22, 2016, the 48-year-old Sumler called his 25-year-old ex-boyfriend to say he was going to burn down his (the boyfriend's) apartment, where the two of them had been living together until recently. When the boyfriend arrived at the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. BenjaminLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- State v. JylesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- State v. FullerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
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