Appeals court upholds Beauregard man’s 60-year sentence for drug and weapon charges

Appeals court upholds Beauregard man’s 60-year sentence for drug and weapon charges

By Pamela Sleezer The Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction and 60-year prison sentence for a Beauregard Parish man convicted last year on multiple counts of drug and firearm possession. In February, Billy W. Hyatt, 55, filed an appeal with the Third Circuit Court claiming there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction of illegal possession of a weapon while in possession of a controlled dangerous substanc…