State v. Bruce

The state originally charged defendant, Martha Elliott Bruce, with one count each of felony theft and forgery but later agreed to dismiss the forgery charge in exchange for defendant’s guilty plea to felony theft, a violation of La. R.S. 14:67 punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years, with or without hard labor. The district court imposed a sentence of six years at hard labor and denied a timely motion for reconsideration. Defendant argues that her sentence is excessive. We affirm.

The matters of record show that between July 1999 and March 2003, defendant was the treasurer of…