Legal Opinion
State v. Cormier
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 15, 1997No. CR97-382PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I THIBODEAUX, Judge.
Roseoe David Cormier was convicted by a jury of possession of 400 grams or more of cocaine as well as possession with intent to distribute the same substance, violations of La.R.S. 40:967(F)(l)(e) and La.R.S. 40:967(A)(1), respectively. He was sentenced to forty-five years on the first conviction and ten (10) years on the second, with sentences to run concurrently. His motion to reconsider the sentences was denied.
hThe state moved to correct an illegal sentence via a motion styled “Motion to Correct an Illegally Lenient Sentence.” It argued that the sentence was illegally…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Graffagnino v. KingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. CampbellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. LeBlancLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
- State v. CormierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999