Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 16, 1997No. 96-KA-1943PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
_[xPLOTKIN, Judge.
On August 9, 1995, defendant Wardell Johnson was charged by bill of information with distribution of marijuana in violation of La.R.S. 40:966(A)(2). On August 11, 995, he pleaded not guilty. After trial before a twelve-member jury on January 24, 1996, he was convicted of attempted distribution of marijuana. After a multiple bill hearing on May 28, 1995, he was sentenced as a fourth felony offender to serve twenty years at hard labor. Johnson appeals.
At trial, Detective Clinton Lauman of the New Orleans Police Department testified that on June 24, 1995, he was working…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. LeggettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- State v. SpellmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- State v. ClevelandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
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3Cited by2 opinions
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