Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Lionel SPILLMAN, Jr.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1996-04-26
Citations: 672 So. 2d 685
Docket Number: No. 96-K-0172
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Lionel SPILLMAN, Jr.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 672
Pages: 685–686

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Lionel SPILLMAN, Jr.
No. 96-K-0172.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 26, 1996.

Opinion:
In re Spillman, Lionel, Jr.; — Defendant(s); applying for writ of certiorari and/or review; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, No. KA94 2116; Parish of East Baton Rouge, 19th Judicial District Court, Div. "J", No. 11-93-361.
Granted. We are satisfied, and the state now concedes in its response, that counsel did file a written motion in the district court for reconsideration of relator's sentence. Counsel thereby preserved relator's claim of excessive sentence for review. La.C.Cr.P. art. 881.1. Nevertheless, the district court's failure to state any reasons supporting the sentence imposed precludes informed review. Relator's sentence is therefore vacated and this case is remanded for resentencing in accord with La.C.Cr.P. art. 894.1, as amended by 1995 La.Acts No. 942.