Legal Opinion
State v. Cortez
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 22, 2012No. 11-KA-1041PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARENCE E. McMANUS, Judge.
I STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On February 28, 2011, the St. John the Baptist Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging defendant, Laine E. Cortez, with creation or operation of a clandestine laboratory for the unlawful manufacture of a controlled dangerous substance in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:988 (count one), distribution/possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967(A)(1) (count two), and possession of methamphetamine in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967(C)(2).
Defendant pled not guilty to these charges at her…
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