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STATE v. NELSON

No. 16741-KA.

467 So.2d 1159 (1985)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Bertha NELSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 3, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred A. Coon, Monroe, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, Johnny Carl Parkerson, Dist. Atty., C. Lynn Tubb, Asst. Dist. Atty., Monroe, for appellee.

Before HALL, SEXTON and NORRIS, JJ.

NORRIS, Judge.

While serving time in parish jail for an earlier forgery conviction, appellant Bertha Nelson was charged by an amended bill of information with five counts of forgery, LSA-R.S. 14:72. With the aid of appointed counsel, she pled not guilty on all counts and proceeded to a jury trial. At trial, the prosecution dropped one count and the jury acquitted her on another; on the remaining three counts, however, she was found guilty. The trial court sentenced...

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