STATE v. MARTIN

No. 82-KA-0581.

427 So.2d 1182 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana v. Wendell MARTIN.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Dissenting Opinion March 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., John Craft, William R. Campbell, Jr., Jeffrey Bassett, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

John Reed, Glass & Reed, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.


LEMMON, Justice.

The principal issue in this appeal relates to defendant's sentence as a multiple offender.1

I.

Defendant was surprised by New Orleans police in the act of burglary of a business place. The police apprehended defendant as he attempted to escape in his vehicle. Cash and other items stolen in the burglary were found in his automobile. Arresting officers found...

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