BLANCHE, Justice.
Defendant was convicted of receiving stolen goods of a value of less than $100 in violation of R.S. 14:69. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $250 or spend three months in jail. We granted writs. The evidence at the trial produced the following facts: On September 30, 1977 at about 1:00 a. m., the defendant, as he was walking along Jefferson Street in the City of Baton Rouge and carrying a brown paper bag, was stopped by two Baton Rouge City Policemen...
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