State v. Matthews

HAMLIN, Justice:

Defendant appeals to this Court from his conviction of the crime of attempted murder and his sentence to serve nineteen years at hard labor in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. See, LSA-R.S. 14:27, Act 471 of 1970; LSA-R.S. 14:30.

The matter was submitted to this Court without argument. In brief, defense counsel presents one specification of error for our consideration.1

The specification of error avers that the court erred in failing to grant a new trial, inasmuch as there was no identification of the defendant. Counsel for the defendant argues in brief, “Clearly, the evidence…