State v. Craft

I agree with the majority that the defendant’s conviction should be affirmed. I *1117disagree with the imposition of a seven-year sentence at hard labor.

The cases relied upon by the majority are inapposite and do not support its position. State v. White, 11-1059 (La.App. 3 Cir. 4/4/12), 87 So.3d 318 involved, as the majority acknowledges, a long-time felony offender. The defendant in White had six previous felonies. Here, this defendant has no prior felony convictions. In State v. Brown, 02-1382 (La.App. 3 Cir. 4/2/03), 842 So.2d 1181, writ denied, 03-1224 (La.11/7/03), 957 So.2d 491, the…