State v. Talley

KLEES, Judge.

The defendant Gilbert Talley was charged on August 4, 1988, with possession of stolen things valued at $500 or more, a violation of R.S. 14:69. On August 31, 1988, after trial by jury the defendant was found guilty. The trial court found the defendant to be a second offender and on February 1, 1989, the defendant was sentenced as a second offender to serve ten (10) years at hard labor without benefit of good time or parole.

On June 8, 1988, Mr. Nathan Kalana discovered that his 1979 Ford Mustang, purchased the previous year for $3,000, was stolen. Mr. Kalana reported the missing…