State v. White

301 So.2d 321 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Edward Charles WHITE.

No. 54708.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 11, 1974.

Murphy W. Bell, Director, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty., Bryan E. Bush, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

SUMMERS, Justice.

A new Cadillac automobile was stolen from a dealership in Baton Rouge on July 22, 1973. The automobile was recovered in Los Angeles, California, on July 27, 1973 while in the possession of defendant and his wife, at which time defendant was…