State v. Nichols

FORET, Judge.

Defendant, Harry A. Nichols, was tried by jury and found guilty of possession of cocaine, a violation of La.R.S. 40:967 C. The trial court sentenced defendant to serve four years at hard labor and pay a $3,000 fine and defendant appeals, raising five assignments of error.

On the evening of November 18, 1988, the mobile home residence of Willie Ray “Tick” Edwards in San Augustine, Texas, was under surveillance by a drug task force comprised of Texas and Louisiana law enforcement officers. Edwards was suspected of dealing in cocaine from his residence. Shortly after 10:00 P.M.,…