State v. Smith

| ¶ Defendant/Appellant, Alcus A. Smith, appeals his convictions and sentences from the 24th Judicial District Court, Division “M”. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On February 26, 2015, Defendant and 20 other co-defendants were charged in a 30-count indictment for various acts of racketeering committed in furtherance of a narcotics distribution network on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish operated by a street gang known by its members as the “Harvey Hustlers.”1 Specifically, Defendant was charged with racketeering, in violation of La. R.S. 15:1352 (count one),…