State v. Warner

jaPITCHER, Judge.

Gregory Warner was charged by bill of information with possession of stolen things, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:69. He pled not guilty and, after trial by jury, was convicted as charged. The court sentenced him to serve a term of ten years imprisonment at hard labor. Subsequently, the state filed a bill of information charging defendant as a second felony offender based upon a previous felony conviction in 1980 for theft (of a value between $100 and $500). After a hearing, the trial court found defendant to be a second felony offender, vacated the original sentence, and…