State v. Regis

PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.

_JjIn this criminal case, the defendant, Kelly Regis, seeks review of his conviction and sentence for attempted possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. On appeal, Mr. Regis raises two issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in denying his motion to disclose the confidential informant’s identity; and (2) whether the jury instruction under La.C.Cr.P. art. 782, which in a non-capital case allows a non-unanimous jury (ten of twelve) to convict, resulted in an unconstitutional jury verdict. We find the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Mr.…