State v. Butler

MOISE, Justice.

The accused, Frank Butler, was charged in an Information, which reads:

“Frank Butler * * * on or about the 18th day of March, in the year of our Lord 1955, in the Parish of Iberia * * * did unlawfully possess, have under his control, sell and deliver a narcotic drug, to-wit: Marijuana, as defined by Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:961, in violation of the provisions of Revised Statutes 40:962 of the State of Louisiana: * * * ”

This defendant was tried, convicted, and sentenced, and he now prosecutes this appeal from the judgment of conviction and sentence.

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