STATE v. MANUEL

No. 53616.

289 So.2d 498 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana v. Claude MANUEL and Kenneth Shoates.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied February 15, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Caskey, Baton Rouge, for defendants-relators.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara B. Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Bernard N. Marcantel, Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-respondent.


MARCUS, Justice.

On February 23, 1973, Kenneth Shoates and Claude Manuel were charged with illegal possession of marijuana under R.S. 40:966(C). Defendants pled not guilty and were tried before the judge of the Thirty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson Davis. Kenneth Shoates was found guilty, and Claude Manuel was found not guilty. On March 13, 1973, Kenneth Shoates was sentenced to serve six months in the parish jail and to pay court costs in default...

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