State v. Smith

1,WALTZER, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On 9 December 1994, the State filed a bill of information charging the defendant Fred Smith with one count of violating La. R.S. 40:967 relative to simple possession of cocaine. A codefendant, Carol Brown, was charged in a separate count with the same offense. On 20 December 1994, the defendant entered a not guilty plea while the codefendant entered a guilty plea and received a suspended sentence. A preliminary hearing and motion to suppress hearing were held on 24 February 1995 at which time the trial court found probable cause to bind the defendant over…