State v. Jones

BERTRAND, Judge Pro Tem.

Defendant, Kenneth Jones, was convicted of simple burglary and misdemeanor theft, violations of La.R.S. 14:62 and 14:67 B(3), respectively. After a bench trial, defendant was sentenced as an habitual offender to six years at hard labor bn the. burglary charge and six months in the parish prison on the theft charge, the terms to run concurrently.

FACTS

During the night of October 16, 1992, defendant and two other men were standing on a street with a heavy duty commercial battery. As two Lake Charles police officers approached the men, defendant attempted to flee on his…