Legal Opinion

State v. Callahan

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 10, 1995No. 26811-KAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

liBROWN, Judge.

A jury in a 10-to-2 vote convicted defendant, William Matthew Callahan, of attempted possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Thereafter, Callahan was sentenced to two and one-half years at hard labor. He appeals, citing numerous errors in both his conviction and sentence. We affirm.

FACTS

In early 1991, the Bossier-Caddo Narcotics Task Force (“task force”) received information from a confidential informant identifying defendant as a prospective buyer for a large quantity of marijuana.1 The task force decided to act on the information and a meeting was arranged with…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. SquareSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  3. State v. BellamyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
  4. State v. CombsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
  5. Carden v. SpilmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1847

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. CallahanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997

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