STATE v. COLEMAN

No. 90-KA-0153.

572 So.2d 750 (1990)

STATE of Louisiana v. William COLEMAN.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Granted in Part With Order/Denied in Part March 28, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty. and Richard Olsen, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Ike Spears, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and KLEES and CIACCIO, JJ.


SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

After a bench trial, defendant was convicted of possession of at least twenty-eight grams but less than two hundred grams of cocaine and sentenced to five years and a $50,000 fine.

On June 12, 1988, a maid at a New Orleans motel entered Room 110 to clean it. She discovered behind the blinds a bag containing small bags of cocaine. She took this to her manager who called the police. They set up a surveillance of the room and caught the defendant...

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