State v. Joseph

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

| defendant Christopher H. Joseph appeals his sentence of life imprisonment without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension for a second degree murder conviction. The trial court sentenced Defendant at a resentencing hearing at which he had no counsel. On appeal, Defendant contends that he was entitled to counsel at the hearing and that his sentence is excessive. The State agrees that Defendant was entitled to counsel but contends that Defendant’s sentence is appropriate. Because we find that the trial’ court erred in resentencing Defendant in the absence of…