STATE v. JONES

No. Cr89-997.

587 So.2d 787 (1991)

STATE of Louisiana v. Herbert JONES, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied December 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Sanders, Jena, for defendant-appellant.

Katherine Petersen, Crim. Div., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GUIDRY, YELVERTON and KNOLL, JJ.


GUIDRY, Judge.

On December 2, 1988, Herbert Jones, Jr. and Ronnie McCoy were charged by bill of information with distribution of cocaine, a violation of La.R.S. 40:967(A)(1). On January 9, 1989, the bill of information was amended to substitute Louis McCoy, brother of Ronnie McCoy, as co-defendant. On April 25, 1989, defendant Jones was tried separately by jury and unanimously found guilty. On July 27, 1989, Jones was sentenced to 10 years at hard labor. Jones appeals...

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