State v. Dixon
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, JUDGE PRO TEMPORE, J.
Defendant appeals his convictions and sentences for possession with the intent to distribute heroin and attempted possession of cocaine on the basis other crimes evidence was improperly admitted, expert testimony was allowed on the packing, sales and trafficking of drugs without any showing of the accepted standards for the expert opinion, and his sentences are unconstitutionally excessive. For following reasons, we affirm Defendant's convictions, amend Defendant's sentence for count one, and affirm as amended. We vacate Defendant's *518sentence on count two and…
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