Legal Opinion
State v. Gaines
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 29, 1997No. 96-KA-1850PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
688 So.2d 679 (1997)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Samuel GAINES.
No. 96-KA-1850.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.
January 29, 1997.
Sherry Watters, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for Appellant.
Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Joseph E. Lucore, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, for Appellee.
Before KLEES, LOBRANO and ARMSTRONG, JJ.
LOBRANO Judge.
Defendant, Samuel Gaines, was charged with possession of cocaine, a violation of La. R.S. 40:967. A six member jury found him guilty as charged. He was subsequently adjudicated a fourth felony offender and sentenced to serve…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
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