STATE v. UNDERWOOD

No. 60243.

353 So.2d 1013 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Lee UNDERWOOD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 27, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul H. Kidd, Monroe, George M. Strickler, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Johnny C. Parkerson, Dist. Atty., Brian E. Crawford, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


TATE, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of three counts of distribution of marijuana. La. R.S. 40:966. He was sentenced to consecutive sentences totaling twenty-five years (out of a maximum imposable of ten years for each count).

Under well-settled provisions and principles, we find no merit to the four contentions attacking the validity of the conviction itself.1 However, we do find merit to

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