STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 12-83.

100 So.3d 375 (2012)

STATE of Louisiana v. Ben James THOMPSON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 10, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Harson , District Attorney, 15th Judicial District Court, Lafayette, LA, Ted L. Ayo , Assistant District Attorney, 15th Judicial District Court, Abbeville, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Yigal Bander , André Robert Bélanger , Manasseh, Gill, Knipe & Bélanger, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Ben James Thompson.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, J. DAVID PAINTER, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges.


THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

Defendant Ben James Thompson was convicted of armed robbery with the use of a firearm, a violation of La.R.S. 14:64 and 14:64.3, after a bench trial.1

The trial court sentenced Defendant to twenty-five years at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. The trial court also sentenced him to an additional five years for using a...

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