State v. Boutte

HAMITER, Justice.

Theodore E. Boutte, the defendant herein, was charged in two counts of a bill of information with having committed the same number of acts of armed robbery. Charged jointly with him were Johnnie Gibson and Solomon Mahogany.

Prior to the completion of the selection of the jury Gibson and Mahogany pleaded guilty, and the prosecution proceeded against Boutte alone.

Following a trial the defendant was found guilty on one count and acquitted on the other. He was sentenced to serve fifteen years at hard labor in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. He is presently appealing from such…