STATE v. THOMAS

No. 57230.

329 So.2d 704 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana v. John H. THOMAS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 29, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter C. Dumas, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Richard E. Chaffin, James E. Boren, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.


DIXON, Justice.

The defendant, John H. Thomas, was charged by bill of information dated February 19, 1974 with the crime of possession of heroin, in violation of R.S. 40:966(C). He was convicted in a jury trial on August 21, 1974 and subsequently sentenced to four years imprisonment without benefit of probation or suspension of sentence. On appeal defendant relies on five assignments of errors.1

Assignments of Errors Nos. 1...

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