State v. Johnson

STOKER, Judge.

Defendant, Arthur Johnson, was charged with and convicted of possession of cocaine, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967(C). Defendant’s conviction was based on a guilty plea, with a reservation of his right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress the evidence. Defendant was sentenced to, three years at hard labor, suspended, with three years of supervised probation. Defendant appeals his conviction. We affirm.

FACTS

At approximately 1:30 a.m. on December 9, 1989, Officer Newman Bobb noticed a vehicle parked so that it blocked a lane of traffic on Vance Street in front of the…