Legal Opinion

State v. Fleming

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 29, 2002No. 01-KA-1370PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARDS, Judge.

Defendant Patrick Fleming appeals his misdemeanor conviction of possession of marijuana. However, because the case is not appealable, we dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. The Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging Fleming with possession of marijuana, in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:966(C). We note that the bill of information incorrectly lists subsection C, while it should actually *1113list subsection D of LSA-R.S. 40:966, which is the provision of the statute prohibiting possession of marijuana in January 12, 2000, when the bill of information was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

State v. CrosbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
State v. ChessLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
State v. RobinsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
State v. SuthonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
State v. FlemingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002

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