State v. Gadison

FORET, Judge.

On September 17, 1981, Mose Gadison (defendant) was arrested and charged by bill of information with distribution of marijuana, in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967(A)1. Defendant entered a plea of not guilty and was tried by a twelve-member jury which returned a verdict of guilty as charged by a vote of 11 to 1. After completion of a pre-sentence investigation, the trial court sentenced defendant to serve a term of four years imprisonment at hard labor2. Defendant then announced to the trial court his intention to appeal and made a formal motion to that effect.

The trial court granted…