Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Dickie P. BERNARD
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1988-10-14
Citations: 532 So. 2d 560
Docket Number: No. K88979
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Dickie P. BERNARD.
Judges: Before GUIDRY, FORET and KING, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 532
Pages: 560–561

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Dickie P. BERNARD.
No. K88979.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
Oct. 14, 1988.
Angelo J. Piazza, III, Pineville, for applicant.
Jerold Edward Knoll, Dist. Atty., Marks-ville, for respondents.
Before GUIDRY, FORET and KING, JJ.

Opinion:
WRIT DENIED: There is no error in the trial court's ruling. The failure of the trial court to comply with the sentencing guidelines of art. 894.1 does not require that the sentence be set aside if the record otherwise clearly illumines the trial court's sentencing choice and demonstrates the sentence is not arbitrary or excessive. State v. Jett, 419 So.2d 844 (La.1982); State v. Harris, 520 So.2d 911 (La.App. 3 Cir.1987); State v. Cox, 474 So.2d 523 (La.App. 3rd Cir.1985).