State v. Woods

| ]Writ Granted. For the following reasons, we grant the state’s application, reverse the decision of the court of appeal, and reinstate defendant’s conviction and sentence for illegal possession of stolen things valued at over $500, in violation of La.R.S. 14:69(B)(1).

In August 2009, Daniel Gonzales admitted to investigators from the Alexandria Police Department that he had stolen merchandise from his employer, the Silver Dollar Pawn Shop. After his arrest, Gonzales informed the officers that he had sold some of the items to defendant. When confronted, defendant freely admitted to possessing…