State v. Cain

382 So.2d 936 (1980)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Bennie Ray CAIN.

Nos. 66048, 66049.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 7, 1980.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Paul J. Carmouche, Dist. Atty., Dale G. Cox, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Donald R. Minor, Shreveport, for defendant-appellant.

CALOGERO, Justice.[*]

On December 1, 1978, defendant Bennie Ray Cain was charged by bill of information with two counts of distribution of cocaine. On February 4, 1979 he was indicted by a grand jury for the crime of distribution of heroin. On May 14, 1979, defendant pled…