State v. Lewis

JjMAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.

The defendant, Lawrence Lewis, a/k/a Roland Lewis (“Lewis”), was charged on 1 December 2000, with possession of heroin, a violation of La. R.S. 40:966. On 27 December 2000, he was arraigned and pled not guilty. He filed a motion to suppress evidence, which was denied on 11 April 2000. On 15 May 2001, he withdrew his plea of not guilty and pled guilty as charged pursuant to State v. Crosby, 338 So.2d 584 (1976). He waived delays and was immediately sentenced to five years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. The State filed…