Louisiana Court of Appeal August 24, 2016, Nos. 2016-KA-0263, 2015-K-1233 (State v. Brundy)

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' MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.

hThe defendant, James K. Brundy, Jr. (“Brundy”), appeals his conviction for aggravated battery. In the consolidated writ application, the state seeks relief from the trial court’s sentencing of the defendant to imprisonment at hard labor for only five years as a third-felony habitual offender— a sentence below the statutory minimum sentence under the