STATE v. TROSCLAIR

No. 59315.

350 So.2d 1164 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana v. Jimmy B. TROSCLAIR.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 10, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rhett M. Powers, Livingston & Powers, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, Asst. Dist. Atty., Director, Research and Appeals Div., for plaintiff-appellee.


SANDERS, Chief Justice.

A grand jury indicted Jimmy Trosclair with armed robbery, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64. A jury found defendant guilty as charged. The court sentenced him to twenty years at hard labor. In appealing his conviction and sentence, defendant relies upon five assignments of error.

The context facts are that:

On November 19, 1974, Trosclair, armed with a shotgun, robbed Emmett Copeland of $18, in the presence of Copeland's girl friend...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases