HERBERT A. CADE, Judge Pro Tem.
Nathaniel Smith was seen reaching into a parked automobile and hurrying off with the owner's purse. One witness followed Smith while a second summoned the police. In a matter of minutes the purse had been retrieved, and just several blocks away Smith was apprehended and arrested on suspicion of simple burglary, R.S. 14:62. He pled not guilty, was found guilty by a jury, and received a ten year sentence.
Thereafter the state...
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