State v. Coleman
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
JiCOOKS, Judge.
Frank H. Coleman appeals his Distribution of “crack” Cocaine conviction, in violation of La. R.S. 40:967 A(l). For the following reasons, we reverse defendant’s conviction.
FACTS
On September 23, 1994, the Cameron Parish Sheriffs Department conducted an undercover narcotics “sting” at the Warren Miller Subdivision in Cameron Parish. The operation’s supervisor was Deputy Michael Hebert, who on that particular evening worked with two agents, including Garfield Baker of Texas (hereinafter referred to as “Agent 31”).1 The other agent, known to defendant only as “Confidential…
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