Legal Opinion

State v. Allen

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 26, 2015No. 49,642-KAPublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.

| following a jury trial, Kevin O’Brien Allen was convicted of two counts of distribution of marijuana, in violation of La. R.S. 40:966(A), and was subsequently sentenced to concurrent 10-year hard labor terms on each count, to run consecutively with any other sentence. Allen appeals his sentences. We affirm.

Facts

On June 14, 2013, Kevin O’Brien Allen was charged by bill of information with two counts of distribution of marijuana, after he made two sales of marijuana to a confidential informant on December 27, 2012, and March 13, 2013.

The testimony at trial established that in conjunction with…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  2. State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  3. State v. MimsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  4. State v. CozzettoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
  5. State v. McKinneyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. State v. NixonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  2. State v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  3. State v. EddenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  4. State v. SimonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  5. State v. AllenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016

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