State v. Butler

CARTER, Judge.

Edward Butler was charged by bill of information with one count of theft of property valued between $100.00 and $500.00, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:67. He was tried by a jury, which convicted him as charged. The trial court imposed a sentence of two years at hard labor. Defendant appealed, urging two assignments of error, as follows:1

1. The trial court erred by incorrectly charging the jury as to the elements of the offense.

2. The evidence is not sufficient to support the verdict.

FACTS

Defendant was charged with the theft of a videocassette recorder valued at $388.00 from a…