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STATE v. JACKSON

No. 20668-KA.

550 So.2d 680 (1989)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Melton JACKSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 23, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Spencer Hays, Indigent Defender Bd., Benton, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, Henry N. Brown, Dist. Atty., Bobby L. Stromile, Asst. Dist. Atty., Benton, for appellee.

Before MARVIN, SEXTON, and NORRIS, JJ.

MARVIN, Judge.

Having been convicted of attempted simple burglary in a jury trial of the charge of simple burglary, defendant appeals, contending the state did not lay a proper foundation for the admission of certain demonstrative evidence and did not present sufficient evidence to convict. He also contends his sentence to two years at hard labor is excessive.

We affirm.

FACTS

Shortly after 10:00 p.m. on May 24, 1987, the silent burglar alarm...

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