State v. Brooks

^Marvin Wayne Brooks was convicted of possession of marijuana, third offense. Adjudicated as a third felony offender, he was sentenced to 14 years at hard labor without benefit of probation or suspension of sentence. We affirm.

FACTS

In September 2006, Shreveport Police Officer Brad Sotak smelled the odor of burning marijuana as he approached a house on Andrew Street. Sotak knocked on the door and the defendant answered. Sotak patted down the defendant, Miran-dized him, and made a protective sweep of the house, finding a cigar filled with marijuana in an ashtray on a bed. The defendant admitted…