STATE v. COTTON

No. 94-KA-384.

646 So.2d 1144 (1994)

STATE of Louisiana v. Gregory COTTON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 16, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty. and Terry M. Boudreaux, Asst. Dist. Atty., 24th Judicial Dist., Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, for plaintiff-appellee.

Bruce G. Whittaker, Staff Appellate Counsel, 24th Judicial Dist., Indigent Defender Bd., Gretna, for defendant-appellant.

Before KLIEBERT, GRISBAUM and DUFRESNE, JJ.


KLIEBERT, Chief Judge.

Defendant, Gregory Cotton, was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:64. The trial court sentenced him to 20 years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. He appeals alleging the evidence was only sufficient to support a conviction of the lesser included offense of first degree robbery. We affirm the jury verdict.

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