STATE v. WRIGHT

No. 01-0250.

796 So.2d 850 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana v. Eugene WRIGHT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 3, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Tilley, District Attorney, Leesville, LA, Counsel for Appellee: State of Louisiana.

Paula Corley Marx, Louisiana Appellate Project, Lafayette, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant: Eugene Wright.

Jack L. Simms, Jr., Attorney at Law, Leesville, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant: Eugene Wright.

Terry Wayne Lambright, Dowden, Hicks & Lambright, Leesville, LA, Counsel for Appellee: State of Louisiana.

Court composed of NED E. DOUCET JR., Chief Judge, and OSWALD A. DECUIR and MARC T. AMY, Judges.


DECUIR, Judge.

The Defendant, Eugene Wright, seeks review of his conviction. The Defendant was convicted of simple robbery, a violation of La.R.S. 14:65, and sentenced to six years at hard labor to be served concurrent to any other sentence he may have to serve.

FACTS

On December 30, 1999, the Defendant entered a convenience store under the pretext of purchasing a pack of chewing gum. When the clerk opened the cash register during a transaction with...

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