STATE v. PICKENS

No. 46819.

160 So.2d 577 (1964)

245 La. 680

STATE of Louisiana v. James PICKENS and Sylvester Alexander.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied February 24, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilson, Abramson, Maroun & Kaplan, Isaac Abramson, Shreveport, for defendants-appellants.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., M. E. Culligan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ragan D. Madden, Dist. Atty., for appellee.


HAMLIN, Justice:

The defendants, James Pickens and Sylvester Alexander, were jointly charged by bill of information with the commission of the crime of simple burglary,1 an offense prohibited by LSA-R.S. 14:62; they were tried, found guilty, and sentenced to serve six years at hard labor in the state penitentiary. From their convictions and sentences they appeal to this Court, presenting for...

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