State v. Knighten

320 So.2d 184 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Thelma KNIGHTEN.

No. 56352.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 9, 1975.

Walter C. Dumas, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Richard E. Chaffin, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

CALOGERO, Justice.

Defendant in this case was charged by bill of information with the crime of attempting to obtain possession of a controlled dangerous substance, dilaudid, by fraud, in violation of La.R.S. 40:971(B) (1)(b). After initially pleading not guilty to the offense,…