STATE v. DEATON

No. CR83-33.

438 So.2d 1218 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Sherry Patrice DEATON, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Billy H. Ezell, Lake Charles, for appellant.

Leonard K. Knapp, Jr., Dist. Atty., Lake Charles, for appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, FORET and YELVERTON, JJ.


FORET, Judge.

The defendant, Sherry P. Deaton, was convicted of theft by jury verdict in the Fourteenth Judicial District Court of Louisiana. On appeal, defendant presents one assignment of error:

The jury erred in their verdict of guilty due to the fact that the defendant could not and did not have the necessary specific intent because of her drugged and intoxicated condition at the time of commission of the crime.

The defendant was indicted by...

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