State v. Mouton

JiKNOLL, Judge.

Defendant, Michael Allen Mouton (Mouton), was convicted and sentenced to ten years at hard labor for distribution of cocaine, a violation of La.R.S. 40:967. On his first direct appeal, Mouton’s court-appointed counsel, utilizing what is commonly known as an “Anders brief,” filed a motion to withdraw and sought an errors patent review pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Mouton subsequently filed a pro se appellate brief with one pro se assignment of error.

In State v. Mouton, 94 — 1074 (La.App. 3 Cir. 4/12/95), 653 So.2d 1360, we…