Legal Opinion
State v. Ward
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 16, 2016No. 50,872-KAPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLolley, J.
I,Following a jury trial in the 26th Judicial District Court, Parish of Bossier, State of Louisiana, Gerald Bernard Ward was convicted of distribution of cocaine in violation of La. R.S. 40:967A(1). He was subsequently sentenced to 25 years at hard labor, the first 2 years without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Ward now appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm his conviction and sentence.
FACTS
Gerald Bernard Ward was arrested on April 16, 2014, for the sale of .3 grams of cocaine to a confidential informant (“Cl”) on May 14, 2013. Ward was subsequently charged by…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
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