State v. Nance

NORRIS, Judge.

Defendant was charged with, tried by jury and convicted of two counts of distribution of marijuana in violation of La.R.S. 40:966(A)(1). He was subsequently sentenced to six years at hard labor on each count, sentences to run concurrently. Defendant appeals his conviction relying on two assignments of error. For the reasons hereinafter expressed, defendant’s convictions and sentences are affirmed.

FACTS

During the latter part of March and early April of 1983, Officer Oliver Ellis of the Shreveport Police Department was working in an undercover capacity with the Bossier Parish…