Legal Opinion

State v. Henderson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 27, 2013No. 47,811-KAPublished

1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.

|]Derunn Henderson appeals his adjudication as a third felony offender and his enhanced sentences of 25 years at hard labor, without benefits, on two counts of distribution of cocaine. We affirm.

In March 2010, a jury found Henderson guilty on two counts of distribution of cocaine. The court initially sentenced him to consecutive 15-year terms at hard labor. In May 2010, the state charged him as a third felony offender, citing: (1) a May 2004 guilty plea, in Bienville Parish, to possession of a Schedule II CDS, and (2) a February 2000 guilty plea, in Harris County, Texas, to possession of a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. WeaverSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
  2. State v. MimsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. State v. SheltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  4. State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
  5. State v. O'NEALLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001

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