Legal Opinion

State v. Smith

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 3, 2012No. 2011-KA-1669PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES F. McKAY III, Judge.

JjSTATEMENT OF CASE

On August 6, 2010, the State charged the defendant, Brandon Smith, with one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The defendant pled not guilty at his arraignment on August 23, 2010. Prior to trial on May 17, 2011, the State amended its charge against the defendant to one count of distribution of cocaine. The defendant pled not guilty at on that same date. On May 18, 2011, a twelve-member jury found the defendant guilty as charged. On June 10, 2011, he was sentenced to serve ten years at hard labor. Prior to imposing sentence, the…

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State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
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