STATE v. COSBY

No. 21717-KA.

566 So.2d 177 (1990)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Billy COSBY, Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Smith, Minden, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Henry N. Brown, Jr., Dist. Atty., and Charles E. McConnell, Asst. Dist. Atty., Minden, for appellee.

Before FRED W. JONES, Jr., SEXTON and NORRIS, JJ.


FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

Defendant Cosby was charged with one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. A jury found him guilty as charged. The trial court sentenced defendant to ten years at hard labor. Defendant appealed, urging the evidence was insufficient to sustain the finding of guilt and that the sentence is excessive. We find no merit to these assignments and affirm the conviction and sentence.

In May, 1989 Officer Giles of the Minden...

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