STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 21814-KA.

567 So.2d 735 (1990)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Altona WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 26, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herman L. Lawson, Steven R. Thomas, Mansfield, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, William R. Jones, Dist. Atty., Robert E. Bethard, Asst. Dist. Atty., Coushatta, for appellee.

Before SEXTON, NORRIS and LINDSAY, JJ.


SEXTON, Judge.

The defendant, Altona Williams, age 21, was charged with distribution of cocaine. Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted as charged and was subsequently sentenced to 20 years imprisonment at hard labor. On appeal, the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and the imposition of the 20-year hard labor sentence. As we find there was sufficient evidence to support defendant's conviction, but that the trial court failed to provide...

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