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STATE v. HYMES

Nos. KA-6601 C/W, KA-6891.

513 So.2d 371 (1987)

STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph R. HYMES.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

September 15, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., William B. Faust, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Patricia I. Edwards, Asst. Dist. Atty., A. Hammond Scott, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

M. Craig Colwart, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before SCHOTT and GARRISON, JJ., and CADE, J. Pro Tem.

GARRISON, Judge.

The defendant, Joseph R. Hymes, was charged by bill of information with possession of pentazocine with intent to distribute, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967. He was found guilty as charged by a jury and was originally sentenced to four years at hard labor. Subsequently, the defendant was found guilty of being a fourth offender. His original sentence was vacated and he was resentenced to twenty-five years at hard labor with credit for time served. The...

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