STATE v. JOHNSON

No. KA-1832.

467 So.2d 47 (1985)

STATE of Louisiana v. Chatman JOHNSON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Glass, New Orleans, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., William R. Campbell, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for appellee.

Before GULOTTA, CIACCIO, and BYRNES, JJ.


BYRNES, Judge.

Defendant-Appellant, Chatman Johnson, was charged by bill of information with distribution of hydromorphone (dilaudid), a violation of R.S. 40:967 and found guilty of the lesser included offense of attempted distribution. His Motion for New Trial was denied and he was sentenced to serve fifteen years at hard labor. This appeal followed.

FACTS

On or about May 20, 1982 the New Orleans Police received several tips from confidential informants...

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