Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 14, 2009No. 43,783-KAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.
It Leotis Thomas was convicted after a bench trial of first degree robbery. He pled guilty to being a second felony habitual offender and was sentenced to 42 years of imprisonment at hard labor. Thomas now appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm the conviction and remand for consideration of the merits of Thomas’s motion to reconsider sentence.
Facts
Thomas was charged by bill of information with armed robbery, in violation of La. R.S. 14:64. The crime occurred in Shreveport on February 2, 2006, when Thomas took Jason Dean’s wallet and wedding band while armed with a dangerous weapon, an…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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