State v. Scroggins, 469 So. 2d 975

PER CURIAM.

Granted in part. The sentence of one year at ‍​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍hard labor without benefit of parole was illegal. The maximum sentence for illegal use of a weapon is two years ‍​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍with or without hard labor, and the maximum for an attempt to commit a crime is one-half of the longest ‍​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍term of imprisonment for the offense so attempted. La.R.S. 14:94 and 27. There is no provision in either statute that the ‍​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍sentence be without benefit. Accordingly, the sentence is set aside, and the case is remanded to the trial court for ‍​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍resentencing in accordance with law. Otherwise, the application is denied.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Scroggins

Court Name: Supreme Court of Louisiana

Date Published: May 31, 1985

Citations: 469 So. 2d 975; 1985 La. LEXIS 8768; No. 85-K-0833

Docket Number: No. 85-K-0833

Court Abbreviation: La.