STATE v. ST. ROMAIN

No. 54435.

292 So.2d 531 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana v. Tyrone ST. ROMAIN and Benny Gremillion.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 18, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Mitchell B. Lansden, Sp. Counsel to Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Eddie Knoll, Dist. Atty., Jeannette Theriot Knoll, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-relator.

John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, Sp. Asst. Dist. Atty., amicus curiae for State of La.

Harold J. Brouillette, John Taylor Bennett, Marksville, Riddle & Bennett, for defendants-respondents.

John F. Rau, Jr., Harvey, Robert I. Broussard, Gretna, Samuel S. Dalton, New Orleans, amicus curiae for Criminal Bar Assoc. of Jefferson Parish.


CALOGERO, Justice.

On January 10, 1974 defendants, Tyrone St. Romain and Benny Gremillion, were charged by Bill of Information in the Twelfth Judicial District Court with having violated La.R.S. 40:966, subd. A, distribution of marijuana, a controlled dangerous substance as defined in the Louisiana Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substance Law, R.S. 40:961 et seq. Trial was assigned for February 1, 1974.

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