STATE v. BOOTHE

No. 55500.

310 So.2d 826 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana v. John Alvis BOOTHE.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied April 25, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack F. Owens, Jr., Reeves, Lossin & Owens, Harrisonburg, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., William C. Falkenheiner, Dist. Atty., George Griffing, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


BARHAM, Justice.

The defendant was convicted after a bench trial of possession of marijuana and was sentenced to serve six months in the parish jail and pay a fine of $301.00 and costs. He relies upon eight bills of exceptions for a reversal of his conviction and sentence. Since we find that the error complained of in Bill of Exceptions No. 5 warrants a reversal of defendant's conviction and sentence, we pretermit consideration of the remaining bills.

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