Legal Opinion

State v. Robinson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 11, 1990No. 89-KA-1503Published

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Judge.

Defendants, Herbert Brown and Kevin Robinson, were charged by bill of information with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967. After a jury trial, both defendants were found guilty as charged and sentenced to ten years at hard labor. Brown was subsequently adjudged a multiple offender and resentenced to ten years at hard labor under R.S. 15:529.1.

Brown appeals, requesting merely a review of the record for errors patent. Robinson appeals, alleging 1) ineffectiveness of counsel; and 2) that the trial court erred in not adhering to the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. State v. LanclosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  4. State v. PrudholmSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  5. State v. SeissSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983

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