Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 19, 2011No. 2011-KA-0649PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge.
liThe defendant, Kikyator Jones, appeals his conviction and sentence for possession of heroin, a violation of La.Rev.Stat. 40:966(0(1). After review of the record in light of the applicable law and arguments of the parties, we affirm the defendant’s conviction, vacate the defendant’s twenty-year sentence, and remand the matter to the trial court for further proceedings.
Relevant Facts and Procedural History
On January 20, 2009, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Detective Lawrence Jones and Officer Victor Gant of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) were on patrol traveling…
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