Legal Opinion
State v. Shows
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 10, 1987No. 18584-KAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORRIS, Judge.
The defendant, Wayne Shows, was charged by indictment with injuring public records by intentionally removing and concealing a check and documentation of Morehouse General Hospital (“MGH”) Service District in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:132. After being found guilty as charged by a six-member jury, he was sentenced to pay a fine of $1,500 or, in default of payment, to serve one year in jail; and to serve 18 months in jail. The mandatory 18-month sentence was suspended and a supervised probation of two years was imposed, subject to general and special conditions. Shows now appeals,…
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