STATE v. BELL

No. 03-KA-217.

848 So.2d 87 (2003)

STATE of Louisiana v. Ruben BELL.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 28, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce G. Whittaker, New Orleans, LA, for Appellant.

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Appellate Counsel, Alan D. Alario, II, Counsel of Record on Appeal, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Appellee.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., SOL GOTHARD and JAMES L. CANNELLA.


JAMES L. CANNELLA, Judge.

The Defendant, Ruben Bell, appeals from his conviction of possession of stolen things valued over $500 and his enhanced sentence to seven years imprisonment at hard labor. For the reasons which follow, we affirm the conviction and vacate the finding of the Defendant as a second felony offender and the enhanced sentence and remand.

On December 5, 1997, the Defendant was charged by bill of information with possession of stolen things...

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