State v. Lee

JjSAUNDERS, Judge.

Defendant, Bobby James Lee, was charged with two (2) counts of theft over $500.00, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:67. After a three day jury trial, a six (6) person jury returned a verdict of guilty on one count of theft from Herman Ortego. On the second count, the jury found Lee not guilty of theft from Belinda Estes. Lee was sentenced to two and one-half (2½) years at hard labor with the Louisiana Department of Corrections and was ordered by the trial court to make restitution. It is from this conviction and sentence that defendant appeals.

FACTS

Herman Ortego received…