Legal Opinion
State v. Wooten
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 13, 2018No. 51,738–KAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
The defendant, Calvin Rashad Wooten, was charged by bill of information with armed robbery, in violation of La. R.S. 14:64. Following a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty of the responsive verdict of attempted armed robbery. He was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison at hard labor without the benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
On September 14, 2014, at approximately 2:30 p.m., a young black male entered the home of Tommie Cockerham, an elderly woman, and demanded money. The intruder was wearing a knit cap and his face…
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