State v. Holmes

HALL, Judge.

The defendant, Columbus Lee Holmes, appeals his conviction of theft of property of $1,425 in value, contrary to LSA — R.S. 14:67. The trial court sentenced the defendant to serve seven years at hard labor. We affirm.

Facts

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on December 31, 1981, the defendant and his brother, Theallas Holmes, Willie Collins, and Bernard Burns, entered the Red Barn Western Wear Store in Ouachita Parish. Marie Wil-coxon, a salesclerk, testified that after entering the store, Willie Collins asked to try on some boots. As Ms. Wilcoxon helped *1093Collins with the boots, the…