State v. Williams

GREMILLION, Judge.

| tThe defendant, Ricky Lavelle Williams, appeals his conviction for attempted simple burglary and his sentence of six years at hard labor. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

FACTS

On August 29, 2011, Lazell Haynes reported that his truck had been broken into while parked at the Grand Theatre in Alexandria, Louisiana. He identified the defendant, Ricky Lavelle Williams, as the person he found in his truck.

The defendant was charged by bill of with simple burglary, a violation of La.R.S. 14:62. At trial, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of the lesser included offense…