STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 65270.

386 So.2d 1342 (1980)

STATE of Louisiana v. Willie J. WILLIAMS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Concurring Opinion September 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Louise S. Korns, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Robert Barnard, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.


MARCUS, Justice.

Willie J. Williams was charged by bill of information with possession of heroin with intent to distribute in violation of La.R.S. 40:966. After trial by jury, he was found "guilty of possession of a controlled dangerous substance." Thereafter, the district attorney filed an information accusing defendant of prior felony convictions pursuant to La.R.S. 15:529.1 (Habitual Offender Law). After a hearing, the trial judge found defendant to be a third...

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