Legal Opinion

State v. Cobb

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 14, 2015No. 49,410-KAPublished

1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.

11 Charley Cobb was charged with possession of Xanax (Alprazolam) in violation of La. R.S. 40:969(C). Following a jury trial, Cobb was found guilty as charged. She was sentenced to five years at hard labor, concurrent with any other sentence, a $500 fine, court costs and substance abuse treatment. In default of payment, Cobb was ordered to serve 60 days in jail. Cobb now appeals the conviction and sentence. We affirm the conviction and *910amend the sentence to delete the default jail time.

Facts

On April 1, 2013, officers of the Shreveport Police Department attempted execution of an arrest warrant…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. DortheySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. State v. BonannoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
  4. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995
  5. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003

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