State v. Manuel

MARCUS, Justice.

On February 23, 1973, Kenneth Shoates and Claude Manuel were charged with illegal possession of marijuana under R.S. 40:966(C). Defendants pled not guilty and were tried before the judge of the Thirty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson Davis. Kenneth Shoates was found guilty, and Claude Manuel was found not guilty. On March 13, 1973, Kenneth Shoates was sentenced to serve six months in the parish jail and to pay court costs in default of which to serve an additional five days. Since the sentence actually imposed does not exceed six months imprisonment,…