State v. Bell

DUFRESNE, Judge.

On December 6, 1978, the defendant, Cleveland Bell, was found guilty of armed robbery in a jury trial and after a pre-sentence investigation he was sentenced to thirty years at hard labor. Although the minute entry and commitment for that date indicate that the sentence was to be served without benefit of parole, probation or suspension, the transcript did not so reflect.

Defendant appealed to the Louisiana Supreme Court, which had appellate jurisdiction of such matters at that time. The Supreme Court affirmed defendant’s conviction and sentence in a per curiam decision, State…