STATE v. CHESTER

No. 97-K-1001.

707 So.2d 973 (1997)

STATE of Louisiana v. Ronnie CHESTER.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 19, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Scott M. Perrilloux, Dist. Atty., Zata Walker Ard, Hammond, for Applicant.

Lloyd S. Sibley, Livingston, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.*

With the question of defendant's guilt turning at trial on his knowledge that the property in his possession had been the subject of a theft, the court of appeal reversed his conviction and sentence for possession of stolen property, La.R.S. 14:69, on grounds that "without additional circumstantial evidence concerning the defendant's acquisition of the [stolen property] ... the state's proof of the crime is not constitutionally...

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