State v. Arcement

BARRY, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of armed robbery. La.R.S. 14:64. He was sentenced to eight years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence and required to pay $80 in court costs or serve an additional thirty days in default of payment.

The victim, Wade .Vincent, testified that on the night of December 27, 1983, he picked up a friend, Barry Alfortish, in his Cadillac (in which he kept a .357 magnum for protection) and went to Ruthie’s (called the Wishing Well at the time) for drinks. About 9:00 p.m. David McFarland and Kevin Marse, strangers to…