Legal Opinion
State v. Randleston
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 4, 1996No. 96-KK-1646PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
681 So.2d 936 (1996)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Fern RANDLESTON.
No. 96-KK-1646.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
October 4, 1996.
2Per curiam
Defendant was charged with one count of simple possession of cocaine residue, and pled guilty as charged. She was adjudicated as a second felony offender. The trial court sentenced her to ninety days, below the statutory minimum of thirty months mandated for a second offender under La.R.S. 15:529.1 The court of appeal affirmed and the state now applies to this court.
Louisiana's judiciary maintains the distinct responsibility of reviewing sentences imposed in criminal cases for…
Also in this document: Dissent.
3Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
4Cited by13 opinions
- State v. LindseySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- State v. ToupsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
- State v. WadeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
- State v. HebertLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
- State v. BOURDALouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
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