State v. McQuarters

8 So.3d 822 (2009)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee

v.

Ahmad McQUARTERS, Appellant.

No. 44,074-KA.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 8, 2009.

Mary Constance Hanes, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, for Appellant.

J. Schuyler Marvin, District Attorney, John M. Lawrence, Sherburne Sentell, III, John W. Montgomery, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART and GASKINS, JJ.

GASKINS, J.

The defendant, Ahmad McQuarters, pled guilty to distribution of cocaine pursuant to a plea agreement that included a sentencing cap of 15 years. He was sentenced to five years at…