State v. Echeverria

The defendant, James L. Echeverría, was charged by amended bill of information with one count of cruelty to the in-firmed, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:93.3, and pled not guilty. His jury trial resulted in a mistrial. Thereafter, he waived his right to a jury trial and, following a bench trial, was found guilty as charged. Subsequently, the state filed a habitual offender bill of information against the defendant, alleging he was a fourth felony habitual offender. The defendant moved for a new trial, but. the motion was denied. He was sentenced to five years of imprisonment at hard labor. In…