State v. Kelly

WICKER, Judge.

Andrew Kelly appeals his sentence following guilty pleas to simple burglary, La. R.S. 14:62, and to the habitual offender law, La.R.S. 15:529.1. He asks this court to examine the record for errors patent and reverse his conviction and sentence. The state asks us to correct Kelly’s sentence to give him credit for time served. We affirm the conviction and amend the sentence.

After withdrawing his original not guilty plea to simple burglary, Kelly entered a plea of guilty. The trial judge sentenced him to four years at hard labor. Four days later, the state filed a multiple offender…