Title: State v. Dickerson

State: louisiana

Issuer: Louisiana Supreme Court

Document:

584 So. 2d 1140 (1991) STATE of Louisiana v. William DICKERSON. No. 91-K-1120. Supreme Court of Louisiana. September 6, 1991. PER CURIAM. Granted in part. La.Rev.Stat. 15:529.1 requires that the sentencing judge vacate the original sentence and resentence the defendant as a multiple offender. In resentencing, the judge must impose a sentence authorized by La.Rev.Stat. 15:529.1. That statute does not authorize the imposition of a fine, but only provides for enhanced sentences relating to the term of imprisonment. The trial judge was therefore without authority to impose a fine on resentencing under La.Rev.Stat. 15:529.1. Accordingly, the fine and default provisions of defendant's sentence are deleted. The application is otherwise denied.