State v. McBride

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

The defendant, Carl L. McBride, was charged with a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:67, relative to the offense of theft of property valued at $500.00 or more. After trial, a six member jury found him guilty as charged. His motion for new trial was denied, and he was sentenced as a multiple offender to serve ten years at hard labor. It is from this conviction and sentence that the defendant has appealed.

The record reflects that sometime between February 17 and 23, 1984 two pieces of jewelry, a gold and diamond heart necklace (worth over $800.00) and a gold chain holding a medallion…