State v. Barker

SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

|2On May 24, 2007, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office filed a bill of information charging the defendant, Clarance E. Barker and co-defendants, Wallace T. Hollis and Dornicya Mitchell, 1 with possession of heroin, in violation of La. R.S. 40:966(C), and possession of cocaine, in violation of La. R.S. 40:967(C). At his arraignment, the defendant pled not guilty. After a four-day trial, the defendant was found guilty as charged on September 22, 2008. 2

On October 2, 2008, after sentencing delays were waived, the trial judge sentenced the defendant to five…