STATE v. DUPUIS

No. 64762.

378 So.2d 934 (1979)

STATE of Louisiana v. Jeff H. DUPUIS, Bernis H. Davidson, John R. Perdian, Wilbur L. Smith, Jonathan Grassi, James R. Green, Jr. and Larry A. Cannon.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 28, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew C. Hall, Storace, Hall & Hauser, Miami, Fla., Chester R. Cedars, Gauthier & Cedars, Ltd., Breaux Bridge, for Jonathan Grassi and Lawrence A. Cannon.

Allan J. Hall, Hall & Fishman and Robert W. Chestney, Hall & Fishman, Atlanta, Ga., John Larry Vidrine, Ville Platte, for Wilber L. Smith and James R. Green, Jr.

Ferdinand J. Kleppner, Grisbaum & Kleppner, Metairie, for Jeff Dupuis, John Zerbe and Bernis H. Davidson, defendants-appellants.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Knowles M. Tucker, Dist. Atty., George W. McHugh, Jr., Dracos D. Burke, Asst. Dist. Attys. for plaintiff-appellee.


BLANCHE, Justice.*

The defendants were charged by a bill of information with the possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute in violation of La.R.S. 40:966(A). After the defendants' motion to suppress the twenty tons of marijuana as evidence was denied, they plead guilty reserving all rights to appeal the denial of the motion to suppress. Each defendant was sentenced to three years at hard labor and fined $15,000, in default...

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