Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 30, 1999No. 99-KA-737PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I,DUFRESNE, Judge.
The Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging the defendant, Mervyn Williams, with two counts of distribution of cocaine, in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967 A, and one count of illegal carrying of a weapon while in possession of a controlled dangerous substance, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:95 E. The distribution of cocaine charges proceeded to a jury trial in June of 1996, at the conclusion of which the defendant was found guilty as charged. As to these two charges, the court sentenced the defendant to fifteen years at hard labor on each count, to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. LobatoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- State v. RosiereSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- State v. McCorkleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
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