State v. Sanford

DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

The defendant, James Dennis Sanford, a/k/a James Kennedy, was charged by bill of information with the crime of armed robbery, in violation of La.R.S. 14:64. He pleaded not guilty, and, on September 12-15, 1983, he was tried before a twelve person jury and was found guilty. Pursuant to the habitual offender statute (La. R.S. 15:529.1), Sanford was sentenced to serve 99 years at hard labor in the custody of the Department of Corrections without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

FACTS

On March 4, 1983, the victim, Michael E. Savier, spent the evening…