State v. Williams

Defendant, Altona Ray Williams, was charged with two counts of forgery, violations of LSA-R.S. 14:72, and also, in a separate bill of information, accused of illegal possession of stolen things, LSA-R.S. 14:69 B(2). Pursuant to a plea bargain, the latter charge and one count of forgery were dismissed in return for defendant pleading guilty to the remaining count of forgery. As part of the plea agreement, the state recommended a maximum sentence of no more than five years.

Defendant now appeals, contending the subsequently imposed sentence of three years at hard labor is excessive. Finding an…