Legal Opinion
State v. Carter
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 20, 2013No. 2012-KA-0317Published
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL L. DYSART, Judge.
|, Defendant appeals his conviction by an Orleans Parish jury of possession of cocaine. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the conviction and sentence.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
By bill of information dated June 27, 2006, defendant, Willie Carter, was charged with possession of cocaine, a violation of La.R.S. 40:967(C). Defendant’s motion to suppress evidence was denied by the trial court. Defendant proceeded to a jury trial and was found guilty as charged. Defendant was sentenced to five years imprisonment at hard labor. Defendant appeals his conviction on the sole…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Welsh v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. SantanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. HernandezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
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