State v. Washington

GOTHARD, Judge.

On April 10, 1989 the defendant, Melvin Washington, was charged by Grand Jury indictment with five counts of distribution of cocaine in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967. He was arraigned on May 25,1989 and pled not guilty. At the start of the trial on August 31, 1989 state motions to sever count four and continue counts two, three and five were granted by the court. A jury trial on count one resulted in a verdict of guilty as charged.

A bill of information was filed on November 17, 1989 charging the defendant as a multiple offender pursuant to LSA-R.S. 15:529.1. On the same day the…