State v. Landrum

796 So.2d 94 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee,

v.

Paul LANDRUM, Appellant.

No. 35,053-KA.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 26, 2001.

Michael W. Kelly, Counsel for Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, William R. Coenen, Jr., District Attorney, Penny W. Douciere, Assistant District Attorney, Counsel for Appellee.

Before BROWN, CARAWAY and KOSTELKA, JJ.

CARAWAY, Judge.

After failing to return to court on the second day of his trial, the defendant was convicted of distribution of cocaine. When apprehended more than a year later, the trial court sentenced the defendant to 15…