State v. Hapner

1 iCANNELLA, Judge.

^Defendant, Richard Hapner, appeals from his guilty plea conviction to the crime of possession of cocaine and his sentence to one year at hard labor. For the reasons which follow, we affirm the conviction and sentence and remand.

There was no trial in this case because the defendant pled guilty. Therefore, the facts were obtained from the transcript of the guilty plea and from the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office crime report in the record.

On March 22, 1995, while traveling in an area known for drug sales, defendant was stopped by Jefferson Parish Sheriff deputies for a…