State v. Allen

hThe defendant', Lasasha S.R. Allen, appeals as excessive her sentence of 25 years at hard labor, to be served concurrently with any other sentence, following her guilty plea to one count of second degree cruelty to a juvenile. We affirm the deferi-dant’s conviction and sentence.

' FACTS '

Allen, who was 23 years old when this offense was" committed, is the mother of five children, including 20-month old A.A.1 On June 22, 2014, Allen had A.A. and another of her children, who was seven years old, in her car in Franklin Parish. *650Allen positioned A.A. in the front passenger seat against the door.…