STATE v. FOUNTAIN

No. 2007-KA-1004.

976 So.2d 763 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph FOUNTAIN.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

January 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., District Attorney, David S. Pipes, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Sherry Watters, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

(Court composed of Chief Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY and Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD).


JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Chief Judge.

The defendant, Joseph Fountain, was charged by bill of information with simple robbery, a violation of La. R.S. 14:65. On April 28, 2005, the defendant was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty. On September 27, 2006, following a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty as charged. He was sentenced on March 2, 2007 to serve seven years at hard labor with credit for time served but without eligibility for good time. The defendant...

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