Legal Opinion
State v. Howard
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 30, 1990No. 88-KA-2411PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BARRY, Judge.
The defendant was convicted of simple burglary, La.R.S. 14:62, and sentenced to 12 years at hard labor. The defendant assigns as error insufficiency of the evidence and an excessive sentence. There is a multiple bill in the record but no hearing was held.
TESTIMONY
Othello Thomas, a supervisor with the French Market patrol, testified he was on duty on the night of December 4,1987. He heard a business burglary call over the radio and went to the Gazebo Restaurant. When he arrived the door to the business was open. The latch on the door had been forced off and fell to the floor…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- State v. JacobsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. BroussardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994