State v. Foster

Defendant was convicted, after a trial by jury, of Simple Burglary. La.R.S. 14:62. Pursuant to the provisions of La.R.S. 15:529.1 the district attorney filed an information charging defendant with being a multiple offender. On March 5, 1971, defendant was arraigned and pleaded guilty to being a multiple offender, and he was sentenced to twelve years at hard labor. Defendant appeals from his conviction for Simple Burglary.

Police officers on patrol spotted defendant while he was lying half in and half out of an automobile parked on the street. The officers observed that he was apparently .…