State v. Ned

LABORDE, Judge.

Defendant, Donald Ray Ned, was charged by bill of information with one count of simple burglary in violation of La.R.S. 14:62. A jury of six found defendant guilty as charged and he was sentenced to serve eight (8) years at hard labor with credit for time served. On appeal, defendant alleges the following three (3) assignments of error:

1. The trial court erred in failing to appoint an expert at defendant’s request to testify on the effects of drug addiction as they relate to the voluntariness of defendant’s statement.

2. The trial court erred in denying the defendant’s request…