STATE v. JARREAU

No. 58474.

340 So.2d 574 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Mary Jane JARREAU, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 22, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D'Amico & Curet, Lewis O. Unglesby, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Marilyn C. Castle, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The single assignment of error raises a double jeopardy issue. The defendant contends that a previous prosecution and conviction for a drug distribution offense bars the prosecution and conviction for the present drug distribution. The defendant argues that the present transaction is part of the continuous offense for which she was previously convicted.

We have reviewed the record and conclude that the assignment of error is without merit: The...

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