Legal Opinion
State v. Roche
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 23, 2010No. 09-KA-684PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARC E. JOHNSON, Judge.
Defendant, James Roche, appeals his 30-year sentence resulting from his conviction for distribution of cocaine. We affirm.
On November 7, 2007, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office filed a bill of information charging the defendant, James Roche, with distribution of cocaine in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967(A). He initially pled not guilty, but later, on February 14, 2008, withdrew his not guilty plea and pled guilty as charged. Defendant was subsequently sentenced to 30 years in the Department of Corrections with the first two years being served without the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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