Legal Opinion
State v. Douglas
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 26, 2011No. 2010 KA 2039PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHigginbotham, J.
|2The defendant, Derrick Wayne Douglas, was charged by bill of information with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967(A). He pled not guilty. The State amended the bill of information to charge the defendant with possession of cocaine, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967(C). The defendant pled not guilty to the amended charge. The defendant was tried by a jury and found guilty of the responsive offense of attempted possession of cocaine, in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967(C) and LSA-R.S. 14:27. See also LSA-R.S. 40:979. The defendant filed a pro se motion for…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- State v. LanclosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
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- State v. SheltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
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