STATE v. EDWARDS

No. 60400.

354 So.2d 1322 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana v. Bruce EDWARDS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 3, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward A. Haggerty, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Patrick Fanning, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


SANDERS, Chief Justice.

The State charged Bruce Edwards with possession of heroin with the intent to distribute, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:966. After a trial, the jury found him guilty as charged. The trial judge sentenced him to life imprisonment. Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence, relying upon five assignments of error.

The facts surrounding defendant's arrest and conviction are that:

Police officers executed a search warrant for defendant...

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