STATE v. FREDERICK

No. 58220.

340 So.2d 1353 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Roger FREDERICK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 13, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sue Fontenot, Abbeville, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J., Nathan Stansbury, Dist. Atty., Richard J. Putnam, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


TATE, Justice.

The defendant Frederick was convicted of distribution of marijuana (hashish), La. R.S. 40:966, and sentenced to eight years at hard labor. Upon the defendant's appeal, we find reversible merit presented by his assignment of error no. 1, relating to admission into evidence of unrelated other crimes. See also assignments 5 and 8, insofar as relating to this issue.

Facts

Frederick is charged...

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