Life sentence tossed for man who stole $15

NEW ORLEANS -- A Louisiana appeals court has tossed out the life sentence for a man convicted of grabbing $15 from a parked car.
The court noted that Walter Johnson’s sentence was - in a sense - legal: Johnson had three previous convictions and was sentenced under a statute mandating life sentences for fourth-offenders.
But the court said this was unconstitutionally excessive in Johnson’s case.
The appeals court ordered a New Orleans judge to hold a new hearing, consider the evidence