State v. Lyles

*1056In this criminal appeal, defendant, Henri Lyles, appeals his sentence to life imprisonment without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence as a third felony offender with the third underlying conviction for aggravated battery. Without considering the merits of the assignment of error contending that the habitual offender sentence was excessive, we vacate defendant's sentence and remand for resentencing for the following reasons.

After a jury trial on November 15-16, 2016, defendant was convicted of aggravated battery in violation of La. R.S. 14:34. On November 18, 2016, the…