STATE v. DRAKE

No. 04-1636.

903 So.2d 1166 (2005)

STATE of Louisiana v. James Allen DRAKE, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 1, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Campbell, Jr., Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant-James Allen Drake, Jr.

James C. Downs, District Attorney-Ninth Judicial District Court, Michael W. Shannon, Assistant District Attorney, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee-State of Louisiana.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and J. DAVID PAINTER, Judges.


THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

The Defendant, James Allen Drake, Jr., appeals his conviction by a jury of five counts of armed robbery, violations of La.R.S.14:64. He contends that the trial court erred by allowing testimony regarding a previous robbery and subsequent conviction in violation of Article 404(B)(1) of the Louisiana Code of Evidence.

For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

From January, 2002, to May, 2002, a series of armed...

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