State v. Armstrong

| ,The defendant, Henry Ellis Armstrong, Jr., was charged by bill of information with one count of simple robbery, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:65, and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:1023. Prior to trial, the counts were severed and a jury found the defendant guilty of simple robbery. The trial court sentenced the defendant to serve 7 years’ imprisonment at hard labor and advised him that the sentence was not subject to diminution for good behavior. Defendant appeals his sentence as excessive. For the following reasons, defendant’s conviction and…