Legal Opinion
State v. Collins
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 8, 2009No. 09-KA-283PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARC E. JOHNSON, Judge.
|2The Defendant, Dwight Collins, Jr., appeals his conviction of possession with intent to distribute heroin, a violation of La. R.S. 40:966 A. We affirm the conviction, amend the sentence and remand for corrective action.
The Defendant was arraigned in August of 2007 and pled not guilty. He was found guilty by a jury on October 28, 2008. On November 7, 2008, the trial court sentenced the Defendant to imprisonment at hard labor for 35 years, the first five years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. The Defendant filed a motion to reconsider…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
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