State v. Patterson

The defendant, Frederick Patterson, pled guilty as charged to one count of aggravated second degree battery, in violation of La. R.S. 14:34.7. The trial court sentenced Patterson to 15 years at hard labor, the entire sentence to be served *734consecutively to any sentence he may be required to serve in Tennessee. A motion to reconsider sentence was filed and denied by the trial court. Patterson filed this appeal alleging that the trial court failed to sentence him in accordance with his plea agreement and that the maximum consecutive sentence imposed constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. For…