LEMMON, Justice.
The State has appealed directly to this court under La. Const. art. V, § 5(D) from a judgment of the district court quashing defendant's indictment for violation of La. Rev.Stat. 14:202 and declaring Section 202 unconstitutional. We reverse, holding that the conflicting penalty provisions of Section 202 do not render the statute unconstitutional, but may be construed together so as to give effect to both provisions, resolving any conflict in...
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