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STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 84-KA-1115.

458 So.2d 1301 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana v. John JOHNSON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 26, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Theodore J. Johnson, William Campbell, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellant.

Dean Yellin, Jefferson, for defendant-appellee.

CALOGERO, Justice.

The state has appealed from a district court judgment holding La.C.Cr.P. art. 493.1 unconstitutional. For the reasons which follow, we find that the court erred in doing so. Accordingly we reverse and remand the case for further proceedings.

On December 16, 1983, defendant John Johnson was charged in a single bill of information with two misdemeanors, resisting an officer in violation of La.R.S. 14:108, and possession of marijuana in violation...

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