STATE v. LIGHTEN

No. 19174-KA.

516 So.2d 1266 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Bruce LIGHTEN, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hunter, Scott, Blue, Johnson & Ross by Robert Johnson, Monroe, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, James A. Norris, Jr., Dist. Atty., Michael Jedynak, Asst. Dist. Atty., Monroe, for appellee.

Before HALL, MARVIN and JASPER E. JONES, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

In the early morning of June 18, 1986, Richard Walter and Clay Slocum were accosted and robbed of their wallets and money while entering the intersection of Roger Street and Church Street in Monroe, Louisiana. The defendant, Bruce Lighten, was arrested in connection with the offense and charged with two counts of armed robbery in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64.

The defendant was found guilty by jury trial of simple robbery in response to count two...

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