State v. Day

| ¿The defendant, Brandon Day, was charged by bill of information with attempted simple burglary, a violation of La. R.S. 14:62 and La. R.S. 14:27. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty. After a hearing, the trial court granted the State’s motion to use other crimes evidence pursuant to La.Code Evid. art, 404(B). After a trial by jury, the defendant was found guilty as charged and subsequently sentenced to four years imprisonment at hard labor. The defendant now appeals, assigning error to the admission of other crimes evidence. For the following reasons, we affirm the conviction and…