Cited by
Opinions in Louisiana that cite State v. Lobato, 603 So. 2d 739.
- State v. Neusham 675 So. 2d 802 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
- State v. Randleston 675 So. 2d 804 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
- State v. Alexis 675 So. 2d 783 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
- State v. Graves 675 So. 2d 1141 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
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State v. Morgan
673 So. 2d 256
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1996
a Supreme Court responded to the legislature's grant of discretion to district attorneys to file multiple offender bills leading to severe mandatory minimum sentences for felony recidivists by granting trial judges discretion to deviate from mandatory minimum sentences but neglected to give any greater guidance in the exercise of that discretion than a (La.App.
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State v. Monette
670 So. 2d 618
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1996
: A sentence is constitutionally excessive if it is grossly out of proportion to the seriousness of the offense or is nothing more than a purposeless and needless infliction of pain and suffering.
- State v. Scott 669 So. 2d 664 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1996
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State v. Woolridge
670 So. 2d 1332
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1996
at 430; appeal after remand, (La.App.
- State v. Calhoun 669 So. 2d 1359 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
- State v. Calhoun 669 So. 2d 1351 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1996
- State v. Kingston 668 So. 2d 395 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1996
- State v. Davis 666 So. 2d 400 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
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State v. Alberto
665 So. 2d 614
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1995
on subsequent appeal, (La.App.
- State v. Clements 665 So. 2d 137 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
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State v. Fontenot
664 So. 2d 523
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1995
State v. Williams, 94-736 (La.App.
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State v. Young
663 So. 2d 525
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1995
The Court promoted for this task the *530 : A punishment is constitutionally excessive if it makes no measurable contribution to acceptable goals of punishment and is nothing more than the purposeless imposition of pain and suffering and is grossly out of proportion to the severity of the crime.
- State v. Taylor 662 So. 2d 69 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1995
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State v. Edwards
660 So. 2d 907
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
That conclusion is supported by the 1995 Authors’ Note (6) under Art. 103, which states that “(g)reater formalities are not required.”
- State v. Williams 658 So. 2d 703 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1995
- State v. Castaneda 658 So. 2d 297 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
- State v. Jackson 658 So. 2d 722 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1995
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State v. Jones
657 So. 2d 424
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
A grossly disproportionate sentence is one which shocks the sense of Injustice when “the crime and punishment are considered in light of the harm done to society.” (citations omitted).
- State v. Ellis 657 So. 2d 341 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1995
- State v. Brown 656 So. 2d 1070 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1995
- State v. Baxley 656 So. 2d 973 La. 1995
- State v. Williams 655 So. 2d 552 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1995
- State v. Slater 655 So. 2d 684 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1995
- State v. Andrews 655 So. 2d 448 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
- State v. Manuel 657 So. 2d 138 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
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State v. Townley
657 So. 2d 129
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1995
State v. Williams, 94-736 (La.App.
- State v. Southall 652 So. 2d 581 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
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State v. Frank
652 So. 2d 121
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1995
on subsequent appeal, (La.App.
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State v. Matthews
649 So. 2d 1022
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1995
remanded on other grounds.
- State v. Coleman 647 So. 2d 1355 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1994
- State v. Fountain 647 So. 2d 1254 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1994
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State v. Jacobs
648 So. 2d 5
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1994
State v. Lee, 25,917 (La.App.
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State v. Boros
646 So. 2d 1183
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1994
on subsequent appeal, (La.App.
- State v. Franco 646 So. 2d 1043 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
- State v. Buchanan 649 So. 2d 586 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1994
- State v. Chriceol 645 So. 2d 286 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1994
- State v. Addison 644 So. 2d 767 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
- State v. Free 643 So. 2d 767 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1994
- State v. Moore 642 So. 2d 679 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1994
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State v. Grant
641 So. 2d 691
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
4th Cir.1991); ” Dorthey, id.
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State v. Jones
639 So. 2d 1144
La. 1994
State v. Perry, 610 So.2d at 764
- State v. Tasby 639 So. 2d 469 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1994
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State v. Bradham
638 So. 2d 428
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1994
appeal after remand, (La.App.
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State v. Brabham
638 So. 2d 428
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
appeal after remand, (La.App.
- State v. Littleton 635 So. 2d 398 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1994
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State v. Bagneris
633 So. 2d 835
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1994
4th Cir.1991); Pursuant to these dictates, the trial judge certainly has the discretion to sentence the defendant to four years at hard labor and suspend the sentence if the judge specifically finds that the minimum sentence required by La.R.S.