State v. Bennett

STOKER, Judge.

Defendant Roy Bennett was convicted of solicitation to commit murder, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:28.1 and sentenced to five years at hard labor. Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence based on nineteen assignments of error. We reverse under one assignment of error, consequently, it is unnecessary to discuss the others.

FACTS

During the first week of April 1987, defendant made an unannounced visit to the home of Charles Basco, a lifelong acquaintance, who resided in Sabine Parish. Defendant, who had not communicated with Basco for about six years, informed him that an…