Legal Opinion

State v. Dixon

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 14, 2018No. 17–KA–422PublishedCited by 12 opinions

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…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  3. State v. PrieurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  4. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
  5. State v. SugastiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002

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3Cited by12 opinions

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