State v. Alvey

1 MAMES F. McKAY III, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

The defendant Macy Alvey III was charged by bill of information on December 4, 2001, with theft of property valued at five hundred dollars or more, a violation of La. R.S. 14:67(B)(1). The defendant pleaded not guilty at his December 19, 2001 arraignment. The trial court denied the defendant’s motion to suppress the statement and evidence on January 11, 2002. The defendant was tried by a six-person jury on February 7, 2002, and found guilty of the lesser offense of theft of property valued at three hundred dollars or more but less than five…