Legal Opinion
State v. Ashley
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 28, 2009No. 44,861-KAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGaskins, J.
| ¶ Following a jury trial, the defendant, Christopher Eugene Ashley, was convicted of distribution of marijuana, a schedule I controlled dangerous substance (CDS); he was acquitted of three other drug charges. He was sentenced to five years at hard labor to run consecutively with a six-month sentence for contempt. The defendant appeals. We affirm his conviction and sentence.
FACTS
On June 6, 2007, an undercover narcotics agent for the Bossier City Police Department participated in the purchase of a half pound of marijuana; the transaction took place in a vehicle parked in the driveway of a…
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