STATE v. CRAWFORD

No. KA-1078.

454 So.2d 868 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana v. Van Buren CRAWFORD.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

July 31, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Calvin Johnson, Loyola Law Clinic, New Orleans, for appellant.

Before GULOTTA, BARRY and CIACCIO, JJ.


GULOTTA, Judge.

On appeal of his conviction for purse snatching in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:65.1, Van Buren Crawford contends the trial judge erred in denying his motions to suppress the victims' on-the-scene identification and to compel a line-up. We affirm.

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