State v. Jones

hThe defendant was charged by bill of information with distribution of cocaine in violation of La. R.S. 40:967. The defendant pled guilty and was sentenced to 15 years at hard labor without the benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. We affirm.

FACTS

On March 2, 2005, a “buy/bust” operation was executed by the Metro Narcotics Unit in the Monroe area by Lieutenant Rowlan. Rowlan equipped a reliable confidential informant with an audio recording device and photocopied the Metro Narcotics Unit buy money. The defendant flagged down the informant, as he arrived at the intersection of…