State v. Hill

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

Defendant Sharon C. Hill, was charged by bill of information with armed robbery, a violation of La.R.S. 14:64. After pleading not guilty, she was tried by jury and found guilty of simple robbery. She was subsequently sentenced to serve one year at hard labor, with credit for time served. Defendant now appeals.

On October 27, 1990 at about 10:35 a.m., the victim, sixty-seven year old John Brooks, was sitting on the porch at 1408 South Rampart Street when his friend, Booker Washington, approached him and handed him two five-dollar bills. Washington told Brooks that he was giving…