State v. Stiller

|nI respectfully dissent from the majority’s opinion and would dismiss this appeal for the following reasons.

This Court has appellate ‘jurisdiction over a final conviction where a sentence has been imposed. La. Const. Art. V, § 10; La. C.Cr.P. art. 912C(1); State v. Chapman, 471 So.2d 716 (La. 1985); State v. London, 316 So.2d 743 (La. 1975).

In this case, pursuant to the plea agreement, the imposition of defendant’s sentence was deferred, as required by La. C.Cr.P. art. 893E(l)(a). Pursuant to those provisions, the defendant was not sentenced, but was placed on pre-sentence probation. There…