STATE v. CANN

No. 66349.

392 So.2d 381 (1980)

STATE of Louisiana v. Freddie CANN.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Concurring Opinion January 16, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Davenport, Jr., Monroe, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Carl Parkerson, Dist. Atty., Martha E. Minnie weather, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


LEMMON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of possession of cocaine. Finding prejudicial error in the prosecution's introduction of evidence of other crimes, we reverse the conviction.

In executing a warrant for the search of a trailer occupied by defendant and his brother, law enforcement officers discovered marijuana in the trailer and a small amount of cocaine in the refrigerator. Both brothers were charged with possession of marijuana with intent...

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