State v. Gayden

WILLIAMS, Judge.

Defendants Vernadine Avery and Tyrone Gayden were convicted of attempted armed robbery. Defendant Avery was sentenced to serve twenty-five years in the custody of the Department of Corrections, and defendant Gayden to serve twenty, as habitual offenders (LSA-R.S. 15:529.1). Both defendants appeal requesting a review of their convictions and sentences for errors patent and a review of the record for sufficiency of the evidence.

The evidence presented at trial established that Reed Bonzell and a friend were walking home from a tavern at about 1:30 a.m. on February 26, 1983, when…