STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 89-KA-1814.

575 So.2d 452 (1991)

STATE of Louisiana v. Patricia WILLIAMS, a/k/a Pat Jones.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied April 26, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Val M. Solino, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for the State.

Sherry Watters, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant.

Before ARMSTRONG, PLOTKIN and BECKER, JJ.


PLOTKIN, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred by admitting into evidence prior bad acts of the defendant, namely, previous heroin usage, her self-admission into a drug treatment program, and the arrests on drug charges of several persons she knew.

Defendant Patricia Williams was charged with two counts of distribution of heroin in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:966(A)(1) and 40:964, Schedule I (B)(11). She pleaded not guilty to both charges...

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