Legal Opinion
State v. Phillips
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 11, 1996No. 29,020-KAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
685 So.2d 565 (1996)
STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Tony PHILLIPS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 29,020-KA.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.
December 11, 1996.
Indigent Defender Office by Ford E. Stinson, Jr., Benton, for Defendant-Appellant.
Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, James M. Bullers, District Attorney, Whitley R. Graves, Assistant District Attorney, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Before MARVIN, NORRIS and GASKINS, JJ.
MARVIN, Chief Judge.
The maximum 20-year sentence for attempted forcible rape is not constitutionally excessive for Tony Phillips, Jr., a 38-yearold first…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. LanclosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State v. JacksonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- State v. ChildsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
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