Legal Opinion
State v. Cummings
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 26, 2011No. 46,038-KAPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGaskins, J.
|2The defendant, Clydell Cummings, was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and was subsequently-adjudicated a fourth felony offender. He was ordered to serve the mandatory sentence of life in prison. The defendant appeals his conviction and sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm the conviction and sentence.
FACTS
On October 7, 2008, law enforcement officials in Shreveport received information from a confidential informant that cocaine was being sold from Room 25 of the Lev-ingston Motel. A search warrant was obtained for that room. At approximately 11:00 p.m.,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- State v. PigfordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2006
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3Cited by12 opinions
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