STATE v. VALE

No. 49066.

215 So.2d 811 (1968)

252 La. 1056

STATE of Louisiana v. Donald VALE and James Vale.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied December 16, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walker H. Drake, Jr., Drake & Fernandez, Edward G. Koch, Jr., George M. Leppert, New Orleans, for appellants.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Atty. Gen., William P. Schuler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jim Garrison, Dist. Atty., Louise Korns, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


FOURNET, Chief Justice.

Appellants, Donald Vale and James Vale, having been jointly tried and convicted on a bill of information charging them with the wilful and unlawful possession and control of "a narcotic drug, to-wit: Heroin," in violation of R.S. 40:962,1 were sentenced as multiple offenders under R.S. 15:529.12 to serve 15 years each at hard labor in the Louisiana State Penitentiary; and, for the reversal...

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