Legal Opinion
State v. Derouen
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 23, 2001No. 2000-KA-1065PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
11PLOTKIN, Judge.
Robert Derouen was convicted of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and was sentenced to serve twelve years at hard labor. On appeal the defendant asserts two assignments of error. We reverse for the reasons that follow.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On June 9, 1999 the State filed a bill of information charging the defendant-appellant Robert Derouen with one count of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, a violation of La. R.S. 40:966(A). The defendant entered a plea of not guilty on June 22, 1999. On August 3, 1999 the trial court denied the defendant’s…
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