STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 67263.

389 So.2d 1318 (1980)

STATE of Louisiana v. Douglas Wayne JOHNSON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied November 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Leon A. Picou, Jr., Dist. Atty., W. E. Woodward, Asst. Dist. Atty., A. Z. Butterworth, Sp. Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Clayton Mack Perkins, Jr., St. Francisville, for defendant-appellant.


BLANCHE, Justice.

Defendant, Douglas Wayne Johnson, was charged by bill of information with having committed a theft of $162.12. Following trial, a six-member jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty as charged. On the date set for sentencing, a motion for a new trial was heard and denied. Thereafter, defendant was sentenced to two years imprisonment at hard labor. On appeal to this Court, the defendant argues five assignments of error.

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