STATE v. McDONALD

No. 81-KA-2546.

414 So.2d 735 (1982)

STATE of Louisiana v. Bennie James McDONALD.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied June 18, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Carl Parkerson, Dist. Atty., Allen Harvey, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

James D. Sparks, Jr., Monroe, for defendant-appellant.


DIXON, Chief Justice.**

On March 31, 1981 Bennie J. McDonald was charged by bill of information with distribution of marijuana in violation of R.S. 40:967. He pleaded not guilty. After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty as charged. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment at hard labor and to pay a fine of $1000 or to serve an additional year in parish jail.

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