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STATE v. BRUCE

No. 84-KA-615.

472 So.2d 79 (1985)

STATE of Louisiana v. Benjamin BRUCE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

June 3, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha E. Sassone, Staff Appellate Counsel, 24th Judicial Dist., Indigent Defender Bd., Gretna, for appellant.

John M. Mamoulides, Melvin Zeno, Dorothy A. Pendergast, Dist. Atty's. Office, 24th Judicial Dist., Jefferson Parish, Gretna, for appellee.

Before CHEHARDY, GRISBAUM and DUFRESNE, JJ.

GRISBAUM, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a conviction for illegal possession of stolen things valued at over $500 (Louisiana Revised Statute 14:69). We reverse.

The principal issue is whether the State proved each element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On November 23, 1983, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging the defendant with receiving stolen things, to wit: a vehicle...

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