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STATE v. SMITH

No. 93-K-0402.

639 So.2d 237 (1994)

STATE of Louisiana v. Roger L. SMITH.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 1, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Valentin Michael Solino, Asst. Dist. Atty., for applicant.

Dwight Michael Doskey, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, for respondent.

Ellis Paul Adams, Jr., for amicus curiae, Louisiana Dist. Atty. Ass'n.

Bernard E. Boudreaux, Jr., amicus curiae, for Louisiana Sentencing Committee.

Richard Morris Tompson, amicus curiae, for Jefferson Parish Indigent Defender Bd.

KIMBALL, Justice.*

FACTS

On August 21, 1991, Rhonda Bordelon exited the A & P grocery store in the French Quarter. As she was walking home, she was approached from behind and commanded to surrender her purse. Bordelon resisted initially and was pushed to the ground. The assailant then took the purse and ran. Several people witnessed the struggle, gave chase, and apprehended the assailant a few blocks away. Bordelon positively...

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