State v. Nicolosi

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Defendant, Anthony R. Nicolosi, charged with the crime of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs, was tried, judged guilty of attempted unlawful possession of narcotic drugs, and sentenced to serve five years in the state penitentiary at hard labor. He has appealed.

Bills of Exception Nos. 1, 2, and 3 relate to objections made by the defendant to testimony of Mr. Ray Herd, a witness called by the State as an expert. The testimony to which these objections were made concerned the identification as marihuana of particles found in the clothing of the defendant.

Under Article 466…