STATE v. RICKS

No. 82-KA-0485.

428 So.2d 794 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph RICKS, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied April 15, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry Connick, Dist. Atty., Mary Charlotte McMullar, Jim Letten, Bill Culver, John Craft, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Calvin Johnson, Brian Burson, New Orleans, Supervising Atty., Gayle Roberts, Student Atty., for defendant-appellant.


WATSON, Justice.

Defendant, Joseph Ricks, Jr., was convicted of attempted simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling, and sentenced to serve two years at hard labor; the first without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. LSA-R.S. 14:27 and 62.2.

FACTS

Shortly after midnight on September 23, 1981, Harold Truman was awakened by a sound at the window. Truman got up to investigate, but did not see anyone. Shortly thereafter, he heard...

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