Legal Opinion
State v. Thornton
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 6, 1995No. 94 KA 1470PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
671 So.2d 481 (1995)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Jerry THORNTON.
No. 94 KA 1470.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
October 6, 1995.
William R. Campbell, Jr., New Orleans, for Appellee State of Louisiana.
James H. Looney, Covington, for Appellant Jerry Thornton.
Before SHORTESS, PARRO and KUHN, JJ.
KUHN, Judge.
The defendant, Jerry Thornton, was charged by bill of information with three counts of distribution of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967A(1) and 40:981.3. He pled not guilty[1] and, after trial by jury, was found guilty as charged on all three counts. For…
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