State v. Allen

PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.

|TThe jury unanimously found Larry Allen guilty as charged of one count of attempted carjacking 1 and one count of purse snatching. 2 Adjudicated a second offender 3 the trial judge sentenced Mr. Allen to serve 15 years on each count. 4 For the reasons which follow, we affirm the conviction and sentence on the attempted carjacking count, but reverse the conviction on the purse snatching count, vacate that sentence, and remand for a new trial.

In the closing hours of Mardi Gras Day 2007 Larry Allen entered a Mercedes Benz parked near Poydras Street in New Orleans which was…