Legal Opinion
State v. Washington
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 6, 1990No. 90-KA-59PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
563 So.2d 530 (1990)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Melvin WASHINGTON.
No. 90-KA-59.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.
June 6, 1990.
Harry J. Morel, Jr., Dist. Atty., Kurt Sins, Asst. Dist. Atty., Hahnville, for plaintiff/appellee.
Mark A. Marino, Destrehan, for defendant/appellant.
Before CHEHARDY, DUFRESNE and GOTHARD, JJ.
GOTHARD, Judge.
On April 10, 1989 the defendant, Melvin Washington, was charged by Grand Jury indictment with five counts of distribution of cocaine in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967. He was arraigned on May 25, 1989 and pled not guilty. At the start of the trial on August 31, 1989…
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