Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 10, 2010No. 2010-KA-0018PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.
| T A twelve-person jury unanimously found Lester Jones guilty of the offense of distribution of cocaine, a violation of La. R.S. 40:967 A(l). He was sentenced as an habitual offender to fifteen years at hard labor. Mr. Jones argues 1 on appeal that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction and that the trial court erred in refusing to declare a mistrial on account of improper closing argument by the prosecutor. Because we conclude that the evidence is sufficient and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to declare a mistrial, we…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- State v. CaseySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- State v. DraughnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
- State v. PrestridgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
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3Cited by21 opinions
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