STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 18877-KA.

513 So.2d 832 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Lee JOHNSON, a/k/a Lemah Johnson, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Culpepper, Teat, Caldwell & Avery by Bobby L. Culpepper, Johnesboro, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., John C. Blake, Dist. Atty., John Michael Ruddick, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before FRED W. JONES, Jr., SEXTON and NORRIS, JJ.


FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

The defendant Johnson was convicted by a jury of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute (La.R.S. 40:967[A]). He was sentenced to pay a fine of $5000 and serve 12 years in prison.

The defendant appealed his conviction and sentence, reserving numerous assignments of error.

Factual Context

On the night of February 19, 1986 Trooper Pepper of the Louisiana State Police received a telephone call from a confidential...

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