Legal Opinion

State v. Sellers

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 26, 2001No. 34,968-KAPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

11 DREW, Judge.

By a 10-2 vote, a petit jury convicted Victor C. Sellers of simple possession of cocaine, a violation of La. R.S. 40:967.C., punishable by imprisonment with or without hard labor for not more than five years. Defendant had been charged by amended bill of information with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. *160Thereafter, defendant judicially admitted being a second felony offender. The court sentenced him to serve nine years at hard labor and denied a motion for reconsideration of sentence. We affirm.

DISCUSSION

Motion to Suppress

The defense argues that because the…

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