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STATE v. NEWSOME

No. CR87-1218.

534 So.2d 87 (1988)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wade NEWSOME, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 9, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George L. Higgins, III, Higgins & Starling, Pineville, for defendant-appellant.

Michael Henry, Dist. Atty., Natchitoches, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FORET, DOUCET and YELVERTON, JJ.

YELVERTON, Judge.

Defendant, Wade Newsome, was convicted by a jury of possession of cocaine, a violation of La.R.S. 40:967(C), and sentenced to serve the maximum five years at hard labor and pay the maximum fine of $5,000. His appeal attacks the sufficiency of proof of possession, the effectiveness of trial counsel, and the sentence.

FACTS

On July 29, 1986, four police officers executed a search warrant for the residence of Wade Newsome at 1513 Pauline...

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