Legal Opinion

State v. Chaffin

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 8, 1975No. 56627PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

324 So.2d 369 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Billy CHAFFIN.

No. 56627.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 8, 1975.

Rehearing Denied January 16, 1976.

John Saunders, Mamou, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Alfred R. Ryder, Dist. Atty., Errol D. Deshotels, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

DIXON, Justice.

The defendant, Billy Chaffin, was charged by bill of information with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of R.S. 40:966A. He was convicted in a jury trial on March 26, 1975 and subsequently sentenced to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. United States v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. State v. PacieraSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  5. United States v. Theodore Ray MelanconCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. State v. ReySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  2. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  3. State v. BakerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
  4. State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  5. State v. CarterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978

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