Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 29, 2002No. Nos. 2001-KA-1455, 2001-KA-1457PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LCHARLES R. JONES, Judge.

The defendant, Sherry Johnson, Jr., appeals his conviction and sentence for the distribution of cocaine. The State of Louisiana also appeals the sentence imposed by the district court. We affirm.

Johnson was charged by bill of information with one count of distribution of cocaine in violation of La. R.S. 40:967(A). A twelve-person jury found him guilty as charged. After a multiple bill hearing, he was adjudged a third felony offender, and he was sentenced to thirty years at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. The district court…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
  4. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  5. State v. CashenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. RuffinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
  2. State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  3. State v. MosbyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014

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