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NO. ll-KA-892
FIFTH CIRCUIT
RUSSEL COX COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF LOUISIANA
ON APPEAL FROM THE TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA
NO. 11-59, DIVISION "N"
HONORABLE HANS J. LILJEBERG, JUDGE PRESIDING

APRIL 10, 2012
CLARENCE E. MCMANUS
JUDGE

Panel composed of Judges Marion F. Edwards,
Clarence E. McManus, and Walter J. Rothschild

PAUL D. CONNICK, JR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Parish of Jefferson
TERRY M. BOUDREAUX ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY 200 Derbigny Street Gretna, Louisiana 70053 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLEE
GWENDOLYN K. BROWN Attorney at Law Louisiana Appellate Project Post Office Box 64962 Baton Rouge, LA 70816 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT
CONVICTION AND SENTENCE AFFIRMED; MOTION TO
WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL OF RECORD GRANTED

On January 6, 2011, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of formation charging defendant, Russel Cox, with second degree battery in violation ofLSA-R.S. 14:34.1. Defendant pled not guilty to this charge at his
aignment on February 3, 2011. On April 25, 2011, defendant withdrew his not guilty plea and pled guilty to second degree battery. Defendant was sentenced on this same date to five years imprisonment with the Department of Corrections. This sentence was suspended, and defendant was placed on active probation for five years. On May 17, 2011, defendant filed a pro se motion for appeal, which was granted by the trial court on May 19, 2011. Defendant's appeal follows. ANDERS BRIEF
Under the procedure set forth in State v. Benjamin, 573 So.2d 528, 530 (La. App. 4 Cir. 1990), appointed appellant counsel has filed an Anders brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738,87 S.Ct. 1396,18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967) and State v. Jyles, 96-2669 (La. 12/12/97), 704 So.2d 241 (per curiam), asserting that she has thoroughly reviewed the trial court record and cannot find any non

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