STATE v. JONES

No. 81-KA-0699.

426 So.2d 1323 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana v. Ronnie W. JONES.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Dissenting Opinion February 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Abbott Reeves, Art Lentini, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert Garrity, Jr., Harahan, for defendant-appellant.


DIXON, Chief Justice.

On May 21, 1980 Ronnie W. Jones was charged by bill of information with the crime of simple burglary, a violation of R.S. 14:62; on October 31, 1980 a jury found him guilty of attempted simple burglary (R.S. 14:27). His motion for a new trial was denied, and he was sentenced to five years at hard labor. Defendant now appeals his conviction on one assignment of error and one argument.

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