STATE v. TITUS

No. 59052.

358 So.2d 912 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana v. Charone TITUS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Dissenting Opinion May 24, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sargent Pitcher, Jr., Pitcher & French, Ltd., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

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


CALOGERO, Justice.

Charone Titus was charged by bill of information with distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, to-wit: heroin, in violation of La.R.S. 40:966. After trial by jury, defendant was found guilty as charged and was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor under the provisions of the Louisiana Habitual Offender Law, La. R.S. 15:529.1. On appeal, defendant relies on three assignments of error for reversal of his conviction and sentence.

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