State v. Demouchet

I r SAUNDERS, Judge.

Defendant, Bryan Keith Demouchet, was charged by bill of information as a habitual offender, in violation of La.R.S. 15:529.1. On March 13, 1995, defendant appeared before the court with counsel for arraignment, waived formal reading of the bill of information and entered a plea of not guilty to the charge.1 On August 29, 1995, the trial court found defendant to be a second habitual offender, vacated the original sentence, and sentenced defendant to fifteen (15) years at *23hard labor without benefit of probation or suspension of sentence. The sentence was imposed consecutive…