STATE v. MURRAY

No. KA 0339.

436 So.2d 775 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana v. Elijah MURRAY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip E. O'Neill, Gretna, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., William R. Campbell, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for state of La.

Before SCHOTT, AUGUSTINE and CIACCIO, JJ.


SCHOTT, Judge.

Defendant has appealed from his conviction of attempted purse snatching in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:27(65.1). Following the jury verdict a multiple offender hearing was conducted and defendant was sentenced as a third felony offender to 12 years imprisonment at hard labor.

On April 25, 1982, while in a crowd leaving an event at the Superdome, the victim was shoved and observed the defendant's hand in her purse causing her to exclaim, "he's taking...

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