State v. Linkletter

HAMITER, Justice.

A bill of information was filed in the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans charging that on August 16, 1958 Victor Linkletter, Joseph Lacaze, John H. Soldani and Ruth Morrisson committed simple burglary of the building and structure No. 134 Carondelet Street, Orleans Parish, belonging to one Lawrence Federico with the intent to commit a theft therein. Later, the court granted a severance as to Lacaze and Ruth Morrisson.

Trial of Linkletter and Soldani by a jury followed, at the conclusion of which both were found guilty as charged. Thereupon, the judge sentenced…