STATE v. SPATES

No. 22775-KA.

588 So.2d 398 (1991)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Leroy SPATES, Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

October 30, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Indigent Defender Board by Spencer Hays, Ford E. Stinson, Jr., Benton, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, James M. Bullers, Dist. Atty., Whitley R. Graves, Asst. Dist. Atty., Benton, for appellee.

Before MARVIN, SEXTON and STEWART, JJ.


SEXTON, Judge.

The defendant, Leroy Spates, Jr., was charged with and, following a jury trial, was convicted of possession of cocaine. He was then sentenced to the maximum term of imprisonment of five years at hard labor. On appeal, the defendant argues that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction and that the five-year sentence was excessive. Finding neither of the assignments of error to have merit, we affirm the defendant's conviction and sentence...

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