WILLIAMS, Judge.
On August 14, 1984, the defendant, Newman Melvin Shief, was charged by a bill of information with possession of heroin, a violation of R.S. 40:966(C)(1). On November 19, 1984, a twelve person jury found defendant guilty. The defendant was sentenced to serve five and one-half years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence.
Our review of the record reveals an error patent favorable to the defendant in the...
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