State v. Nelson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
379 So.2d 1072 (1980)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Vernell J. NELSON.
No. 65182.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 28, 1980.
Robert Barnard, New Orleans, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Louise S. Korns, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
DENNIS, Justice.
Defendant, Vernell Nelson, was convicted of two counts of armed robbery, La.R.S. 14:64. On the basis of these convictions and evidence of a 1977 theft conviction he was declared to be a multiple offender; consequently, he…
Also in this document: Concurrence · Dixon; Concurrence · Dennis.
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