STATE v. PRESTON

No. 09-KA-856.

40 So.3d 1052 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana v. George A. PRESTON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 25, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Desirée M. Valenti, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Bruce G. Whittaker, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

George Preston, Cottonport, LA, Defendant/Appellant in Proper Person.

Panel composed of Judges SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, and FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER.


FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.

In this criminal matter, George A. Preston appeals his armed robbery conviction, a violation of La.R.S. 14:64, and his 20-year hard labor sentence without statutory benefits. Mr. Preston assigns the following counseled and pro se errors: (1) The evidence at trial was insufficient upon which to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that the perpetrator was armed with a dangerous weapon. (2) The trial judge erred by incorrectly...

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