STATE v. FRANKLIN

No. 91-KA-0605.

598 So.2d 1262 (1992)

STATE of Louisiana v. Paul FRANKLIN.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kern A. Reese, New Orleans, for appellant.

Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Lisa A. McLachlan, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for state of La.

Before KLEES and CIACCIO and WARD, JJ.


WARD, Judge.

The District Attorney charged Paul Franklin with the crime of possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute. After a jury found him guilty as charged, the court sentenced Franklin to serve ten years at hard labor. Franklin has appealed, claiming the trial court committed three errors which warrant reversal of his conviction. He also claims the trial court abused its discretion by imposing a sentence that was excessive.

We affirm Franklin's...

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