Legal Opinion
State v. Alvarez
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 13, 2009No. 08-KA-558PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADELINE JASMINE, Judge Pro Tempore.
|2The Defendant, Mike Alvarez, appeals his conviction of possession of cocaine, and his subsequent sentence of ten years at hard labor as a second felony offender. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the conviction and sentence.
In February of 2007, the Defendant was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of La.R.S. 40:967(A), and with possession of a firearm while in possession of cocaine in violation of La.R.S. 14:95(E). He pled not guilty, and filed various motions including a motion to suppress the evidence. The motion…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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