STATE v. HERNANDEZ

No. KA-4674.

513 So.2d 312 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana v. Manuel O. HERNANDEZ.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied December 18, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Michael E. McMahon, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Brian Treacy, Justin Caramagno, Elizabeth W. Cole, Tulane Criminal Law Clinic, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before KLEES, ARMSTRONG, JJ., and HUFFT, J. Pro Tem.


ARMSTRONG, Judge.

The defendant, Manuel D. Hernandez, was charged by bill of information with the unlawful possession of 256.6 grams of cocaine, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967. After a trial, a twelve member jury found him guilty as charged. He was sentenced to serve twenty-five years at hard labor and ordered to pay a $100,000 fine as mandated by LSA-R.S. 40:967(F)(2). In addition, the trial court ordered the defendant...

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