State v. Hagans

Crichton, J.,

additionally concurs and assigns reasons.

I agree with this Court’s denial of the state’s writ application. I write separately to express my view that Judge Camille Buras’ decision to invoke the rationale of State v. Dorthey, 623 So.2d 1276 (La.1993), was eminently correct and, at the very least, does not warrant our supervisory jurisdiction.

The Orleans Parish District Attorney takes the position that this defendant, arrested for a smidgen of cocaine, should receive a sentence of no less than 20 years at hard labor, without benefit of probation or suspension of sentence, as a…