State v. Gaynard

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

The defendant, George Gaynard, was charged by bill of information on March 6, 1991, with distribution of marijuana, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:966. At his arraignment on March 11, 1991, he pleaded not guilty. The trial court found probable cause for the arrest of the defendant at a hearing on March 25, 1991. On April 9, 1991, the day set for trial, the defendant withdrew his earlier plea and entered a plea of guilty as charged.1 He was sentenced on May 6, 1993,2 to fifteen years as a second offender under R.S. 15:529.1. He now appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in…