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STATE v. PORTER

No. 54206.

296 So.2d 302 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana v. James Edward PORTER.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 10, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren J. Hebert, Baton Rouge, for defendant-applicant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Diane Jenkins, Sp. Prosecutor, for plaintiff-respondent.

MARCUS, Justice.

On November 2, 1973, James Porter, Joseph W. Williams and Wilbert Johnson were jointly tried by a judge in the 19th Judicial District Court for possession of marijuana in violation of R.S. 40:966(C). The trial judge found Williams not guilty, and Porter and Johnson guilty. On November 27, 1973, Porter was sentenced to pay a $200.00 fine plus costs, or in default thereof, to serve thirty days in parish jail, together with an additional ninety days...

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