State v. Espejel

||WILLIAMS, J.

The defendant, Manuel Lee Espejel1 was charged by an amended bill of information with one count of theft, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:67, one count of malfeasance in office, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:134 and one count of possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I narcotic drug, to-wit: marijuana, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:966. After a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty only of malfeasance in office. The trial court imposed the maximum sentence of five years imprisonment. Defendant’s motion in arrest of judgment and motion for new trial were denied. Defendant…