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Judgment rendered June 24, 2009. Application for rehearing may be filed within the delay allowed by art. 922, La. C. Cr. P.
No. 44,453-KA
COURT OF  APPEAL
SECOND  CIRCUIT
STATE OF  LOUISIANA

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STATE OF LOUISIANA Appellee
versus
TORRIS DEWAYNE SHAW Appellant
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Appealed from the
Twenty-Sixth Judicial District Court for the
Parish of Bossier, Louisiana
Trial Court No. 164,640

Honorable Ford E. Stinson, Jr., Judge
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PAULA C. MARX Counsel for Louisiana Appellate Project Appellant
J. SCHUYLER MARVIN Counsel for District Attorney Appellee
DALE MONTGOMERY JOHN M. LAWRENCE LANE PITTARD
Assistant District Attorneys
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Before WILLIAMS, STEWART and GASKINS, JJ.
The defendant, Torris Dewayne Shaw, was originally charged with distribution  of MDMA (ecstasy), a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance.  However, he was allowed to plead guilty to attempted distribution and was sentenced to 10 years at hard labor.  On appeal, the defendant contends that his sentence is excessive.  We affirm the defendant

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