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STATE v. BETANCOURT

No. 59777.

351 So.2d 1187 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana v. Michael BETANCOURT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 14, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rena M. Price, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Brian G. Meissner, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

DIXON, Justice.

Defendant Michael Betancourt was found guilty after trial by jury of simple burglary (La.R.S. 14:62) and simple burglary of a pharmacy (La.R.S. 14:62.1). He was sentenced to serve four years at hard labor on each count, the sentences to run concurrently.

On October 13, 1975 a dance studio and an adjoining pharmacy were burglarized. To gain entry, the burglar[s] pried open a metal door to the dance studio and then opened a two foot hole in the...

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