Legal Opinion
State v. Gayden
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 22, 2014No. 2013-KA-0105PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge.
_jjThe defendant, Jarrin R. Gayden, files this appeal pursuant to State v. Crosby, 338 So.2d 584 (La.1976), arguing that his conviction for possession of marijuana, second offense, in violation of La.Rev.Stat. 40:966(D)(2), is invalid. After review of the record in light of the applicable law and arguments of the parties, we vacate the defendant’s conviction and sentence.
Relevant Facts and Procedural History
On June 13, 2012, Officer Jeremy Wilcox of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) was on patrol in the 8800 block of Fig Street in New Orleans when he saw a…
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