STATE v. PETTUS

No. 10-KA-742.

66 So.3d 1192 (2011)

STATE of Louisiana v. Nathan PETTUS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 24, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, Terry M. Boudreaux , Juliet Clark , Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Holli A. Herrle-Castillo , Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, Marrero, LA, for Appellant, Nathan Pettus.

Panel composed of Judges SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, JUDE G. GRAVOIS, and MARC E. JOHNSON.


SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

Defendant, Nathan Pettus, appeals his conviction and sentence. For the following reasons, we vacate the sentence and remand the matter as follows.

On September 17, 2008, Nathan Pettus was charged by bill of information with simple robbery, in violation of La. R.S. 14:65. On December 2 and 3, 2009, a six-person jury tried the matter and found defendant guilty as charged.

On December 15, 2009, defendant made oral motions for...

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