State v. Brown

WARD, Judge.

Thomas H. Brown, Jr. assigns two errors in this appeal from his third conviction for possession of marijuana. He contends the Trial Judge erred in refusing to suppress evidence and in imposing a sentence of imprisonment upon an indigent defendant in default of payment of costs.

Evidence presented at the suppression hearing and at trial establishes that on October 12, 1984, several New Orleans po*651lice officers went to 901 Andry Street to execute a warrant for the search of the residence at that address. The search warrant, based upon information from a confidential informant that…