State v. Cotton

^Defendant, James ,E. Cotton, was charged by amended bill of information with two counts: (1) Count One — theft between $500.00 and $1,500.00, a violation of La. R.S. 14:67(B)(2) (prior to 2014 amendment); and .(2) Count Two — identity theft between $500.00 and $1,500.00, a violation of La. R.S. 14:67.16 (prior to 2014 amendment).1 He pled not guilty. Following a jury trial,- defendant was found guilty as charged on count one, and guilty of identity theft in the amount of $1788.00.2 The trial court sentenced defendant to four years at hard labor on each count and ordered these sentences to…