STATE v. HIGGINS

No. 86-KA-395.

501 So.2d 856 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana v. Carl HIGGINS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

January 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorothy A. Pendergast, Asst. Dist. Atty., Research & Appeals, Gretna, for appellee.

John H. Craft, Indigent Defender Bd., Gretna, for appellant.

Before DUFRESNE, WICKER and GOTHARD, JJ.


WICKER, Judge.

Defendant, Carl Higgins, appeals his conviction by a jury for distribution of cocaine. (L.S.A.-R.S. 40:967). He urges us to review the record for patent error and to examine the evidence presented at trial to determine whether it is sufficient to justify the verdict. We affirm.

A chemist and four police officers testified for the State. Detective Elton Catino was working as an undercover agent to infiltrate the narcotics traffic in the City...

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