BARRY, Judge.
The defendant was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, La.R.S. 40:967, and sentenced to ten years at hard labor with credit for time served. The defendant argues that the jury instruction on reasonable doubt was improper and that his sentence is excessive.
Officer Mercadel testified that on April 17, 1990 about 8:20 p.m. he drove a white pickup truck in a high drug area one block north of St. Claude Ave. The defendant...
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