State v. Hawkins

BYRNES, Judge.

The defendant, Kevin Hawkins, was charged by bill of information with armed *926robbery, a violation of R.S. 14:64, and pled guilty on March' 19, 1985. After sentencing, the State filed a multiple bill under R.S. 15:529.1(D) based on the defendant’s earlier conviction for simple robbery.

The defendant filed a motion to quash the multiple bill which was denied. At the multiple bill hearing, the judge found that Hawkins was a second offender and that all constitutional protections had been afforded him at his previous conviction and sentencing. He was then sentenced as a second…