Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 14, 2011No. 46,674-KAPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDrew, J.
| ] Leon Williams was convicted at jury trial for possession of cocaine.1 He was sentenced to five years at hard labor, consecutive with any other sentence. He appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm.
FACTS
On December 12, 2006, Lucille Ferguson, working as a confidential informant (“Cl”) for Lt. Dan Weaver of the Minden Police Department, telephoned the defendant to arrange a $100 purchase of crack cocaine. The defendant met Ferguson in the parking lot of the Sheppard Heights Apartments. She entered the defendant’s car, and he showed her his drugs. She then called Weaver to let him know…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. LanclosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
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3Cited by9 opinions
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