State v. McIlvaine

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

The two defendants were tried under a charge of unlawfully possessing and having under their control narcotic drugs (20 tablets of morphine and two tablets of dilaudid), a crime denounced by R.S. 40:962. The defendant Daniel Edward Mcllvaine was found guilty as charged and sentenced to serve 15 years at hard labor in the penitentiary. The defendant Jackie Krohn was found guilty of attempted possession of narcotics and sentenced to a term of seven and a half years at hard labor in the penitentiary. Both have appealed, relying on several bills of exception.

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