SUMMERS, Justice.
Appellants Albert and Ruby Hawthorne were jointly charged with possession of heroin on October 29, 1975, a crime denounced by Section 966 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes. In a jury trial on January 13, 1977 they were found guilty as charged. Prior to sentencing, bills of information were filed under the Habitual Offender Law charging each appellant with a prior felony conviction. La.Rev.Stat. 15:529.1. A hearing was held on these recidivism ...
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