STATE v. TEMPLE

No. 90-KA-10.

572 So.2d 662 (1990)

STATE of Louisiana v. Harry L. TEMPLE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Mamoulides, Kenneth Mayeaux, Dorothy A. Pendergast, Office of Dist. Atty., Gretna, for plaintiff-appellee.

Richard B. Stricks, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before BOWES, GAUDIN and GRISBAUM, JJ.


GAUDIN, Judge.

Appellant Harry L. Temple was convicted of attempted possession of cocaine over 400 grams and sentenced to 15 years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. Temple was also ordered to pay a fine of $125,000.00.

On appeal, Temple's most serious assignment of error is that the prosecution failed to prove the actual amount of cocaine seized from one of Temple's companions. We find merit in this contention and...

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