Legal Opinion
State v. Howard
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 26, 2011No. 10-KA-541PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARION F. EDWARDS, Chief Judge.
| gDefendant/appellant, Kernell Howard (“Howard”), appeals his adjudication as a fourth felony offender and his enhanced sentence of twenty years. For reasons that follow, we affirm.
Howard was arrested for distribution of a substance falsely represented to be a controlled dangerous substance as a result of a sale of two rocklike objects represented as cocaine to an undercover police officer. Howard was charged with the crime, a violation of La. R.S. 40:971.1 as it existed at the time of the offense on May 27, 2009.1
Because Howard has a history of mental illness,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- C. C. Elmer Tank Boiler Co. v. Art Cleaner & DyersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- State v. SheltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
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3Cited by4 opinions
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