State v. Restrepo

DUFRESNE, Judge.

The defendant, Pedro Restrepo, and the two co-defendants were originally charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous substance (LSA-R.S. 40:979:967), one count of distribution of a controlled dangerous substance (LSA-R.S. 40:967), and one count of possession of a controlled dangerous substance in an amount over 400 grams (LSA-R.S. 40:967). A jury found the defendant guilty on the second and third counts, and the state dismissed the first count. The trial court sentenced the defendant to thirty years at hard labor, to be served consecutively to any…