State v. Matassa

HAMITER, Justice.

A bill of information filed by an Assistant District Attorney for the Parish of Orleans charged, in four counts, that the four defendants herein (Joseph Matassa, Frank Matassa, Antonio Panci and Andrew Mour:ginnis) did willfully and unlawfully (1) have under their control, (2) sell, (3) transport, carry and convey, (4) deliver, a narcotic drug1, to-wit: .74 ounces of heroin.

Under this bill of information the defendants were tried jointly by a jury, the trial resulting in a verdict reading: “Guilty as ■charged as to each defendant.” The court thereafter sentenced each…