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STATE v. RISEN

No. 60862.

357 So.2d 531 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana v. Charles RISEN.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loyola Law School Clinic, William J. O'Hara, III, Supervising Atty., Charles N. A. Gould, Student Practitioner, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

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

DENNIS, Justice.

Defendant Charles Risen was charged by bill of information with possession of heroin in violation of La.R.S. 40:966. On May 12, 1977, after trial by jury, the defendant was found guilty of attempted possession of heroin, a responsive verdict. Subsequently the State filed a bill of information pursuant to La.R.S. 15:529.1 charging the defendant as a multiple offender. After amendment of the original multiple bill, the defendant admitted the allegations...

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