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STATE v. BARNES

No. 86-KA-5.

489 So.2d 402 (1986)

STATE of Louisiana v. Doretha BARNES.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorothy A. Pendergast, Asst. Dist. Atty., Gretna, for State.

Raleigh L. Ohlmeyer, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant/appellant.

Before BOWES, GRISBAUM and DUFRESNE, JJ.

BOWES, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Doretha Barnes, was charged, March 5, 1985, by a bill of information, with violating L.R.S. 14:71, issuing worthless checks in excess of $500.00. The defendant was arraigned, pled not guilty, and, on May 15, 1985, proceeded to trial before a jury of six persons. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and, on May 24, 1985, the trial judge sentenced Mrs. Barnes, stating:

It's been my consistent position all along in this case...

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