Legal Opinion

State v. Foster

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 16, 2011No. 10-615Published

1Opinion of the Court

GREMILLION, Judge.

| defendant, James Lyndal Foster, was tried and convicted of possession of a Schedule II controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine) on November 5, 2009. He was sentenced to five years at hard labor. Through counsel and pro se briefs, he contends the trial court erred in denying his motions for continuance or mistrial, to suppress, and for new trial, and he claims ineffective assistance of counsel. The conviction and sentence are affirmed.

FACTS

Lieutenant Scott Weisler of the Pineville Police Department stopped a vehicle operated by Defendant because he was not wearing a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Grasser Contracting Co. v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
  2. State v. WearySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
  3. State v. WessingerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999
  4. Weary v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. State v. CarmoucheSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003

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