Legal Opinion
State v. Nixon
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 15, 2018No. 52,202-KAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCALLUM, J.
Lawrence Nixon was convicted by a Jackson Parish jury of one count of distribution of cocaine in violation of La. R.S. 40:967(A), and two counts of distribution of marijuana in violation of La. R.S. 40:966(A). He was sentenced to serve 20 years at hard labor for each conviction, with the sentences running consecutively, and to pay a $15,000 fine. Previously on appeal, this Court affirmed all three convictions but found that the aggregate sentence of 60 years at hard labor was unconstitutionally excessive. State v. Nixon , 51,319 (La. App. 2 Cir. 5/19/17), 222 So.3d 123, writ denied ,…
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