State v. Robinson

REDMANN, Chief Judge.

After the trial court denied his oral motion to quash, defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of over $500, reserving under State v. Crosby, 338 So.2d 584 (La.1976), his right to appeal the ruling on the motion to quash.

Petitioner’s successor appointed counsel describes the basis of the motion to quash thus: “[D]efendant was accused of a scheme to defraud, and of the $590, only $240 was paid to the defendant in Orleans parish. As [La.R.S. 13:67] makes a distinction between felony thefts under $500 and felony thefts over $500, the defendant considered himself…