State v. Maldonado

SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

|2On appeal, defendant challenges his conviction for attempted possession of cocaine. For the following reasons, we affirm his conviction and sentence.

Facts and Procedural History

In the early morning hours of July 6, 2008, Officer Sidney Gonzales of the Gret-na Police Department was on patrol. As part of his watch, Officer Gonzales conducted a routine check of Cristal’s Bar, which is in the 1100 block of Stumpf Boulevard, at 1:07 a.m. When the officer first entered the bar, he checked with the bartenders, then observed the patrons, and, finally, checked the men’s…