STATE v. JAMES

No. 88-KA-88.

527 So.2d 504 (1988)

STATE of Louisiana v. Calvin E. JAMES.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

June 7, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce G. Whittaker, Gretna, for defendant-appellant.

John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Terry M. Boudreaux, Asst. Dist. Atty., Gretna, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GRISBAUM, DUFRESNE and GOTHARD, JJ.


GRISBAUM, Judge.

Calvin James was convicted of theft of goods valued at $400 (La.R.S. 14:67.10) by a six-person jury. He was then sentenced to two years at hard labor.

In brief, we are called upon to review the record for error patent and find that the only issue is whether the defendant expressly waived his statutorily mandated three-day delay between conviction and sentence.

Since the single issue presented is primarily a question of law, we will...

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