STATE v. STRICKLAND

No. 80-KA-2479.

398 So.2d 1062 (1981)

STATE of Louisiana v. Charles M. STRICKLAND.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Concurring Opinion May 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Samuel C. Cashio, Dist. Atty., T. Barry Wilkinson, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

John M. Bemiss, Jr., Office of the Indigent Defender, Port Allen, for defendant-appellant.


BLANCHE, Justice.*

Defendant, Charles M. Strickland, was charged by bill of information with theft of an air compressor and tank valued at $5535. R.S. 14:67. Defendant waived his right to a trial by jury and was tried by a judge alone. Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to eight years imprisonment. On appeal, he argues seven assignments of error. The following facts were brought forth at defendant's trial.

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