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STATE v. MARTS

No. 98-KA-0099.

765 So.2d 438 (2000)

STATE of Louisiana v. Sidney J. MARTS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 31, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, District Attorney Of Orleans Parish, Jeffrey W. Davidson, Assistant District Attorney Of Orleans Parish, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Sidney J. Marts, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA, in proper person, Defendant/Appellant.

(Court composed of Chief Judge ROBERT J. KLEES, Judge MOON LANDRIEU, and Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY).

MURRAY, Judge.

On July 23, 1996, Sidney J. Marts was convicted by a jury of purse snatching, a violation of La. R.S. 14:65.1. On February 17, 1998 he was adjudicated a third felony offender and was sentenced to life imprisonment under La. R.S. 15:529.1. He now appeals pro se, specifying 31 assignments of error. We reverse the conviction, vacate the sentence, and remand for a new trial for the reasons that follow.

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