State v. Stovall

GUIDRY, Judge.

Defendant, Wilbert Stovall, Jr., was charged by grand jury indictment with the crime of illegal possession of stolen goods, in violation of La.R.S. 14:69. On May 9, 1988, a jury of six unanimously found the defendant guilty. On June 14, 1988, he was sentenced to 18 months at hard labor. The defendant appealed his conviction.

*1010While this appeal was pending, defendant died. Thus, the prosecution against him is abated. State v. Hamilton, 370 So.2d 874 (La.1979); State v. Ferina, 351 So.2d 1200 (La.1977); State v. Morris, 328 So.2d 65 (La.1976). As we stated in State v. Beasley, 438…