STATE v. BELTON

Nos. 82-KA-2061, 82-KA-2120.

441 So.2d 1195 (1983)

STATE of Louisiana v. Clifton BELTON, Jr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Kay Kirkpatrick, Kay Bates, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Paula Cobb, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.


MARCUS, Justice.

Clifton Belton, Jr. was charged by bill of information with possession of phenmetrazine (preludin) in violation of La.R.S. 40:967(C). After trial by jury, he was found guilty as charged. The state then filed an information accusing defendant of being an habitual offender under La.R.S. 15:529.1 (Habitual Offender Law). After a hearing, the trial judge found defendant to be a second felony offender and sentenced him to serve five years at hard labor...

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