State v. Randel

NORRIS, Judge.

The defendant, James T. Randel, was charged by bill of information with purse snatching. La.R.S. 14:65.1. A jury found him guilty of attempted purse snatching. La.R.S. 14:27, 14:65.1. Prior to sentencing, he was charged by a second bill of information as a second felony offender to which he pled guilty. La.R.S. 15:529.1. The trial court sentenced him to 10 years at hard labor. Randel now appeals alleging insufficient evidence to justify the guilty verdict. We modify the verdict, set aside the conviction and sentence for attempted purse snatching as a second felony offender,…