STATE v. BANKS

No. 25,528-KA.

627 So.2d 756 (1993)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Melvin BANKS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Thomas, Tallulah, for appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, James D. Caldwell, Dist. Atty., Tallulah, George F. Fox, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Lake Providence, for appellee.

Before SEXTON, NORRIS and VICTORY, JJ.


SEXTON, Judge.

The defendant, Melvin Banks, appeals his conviction by jury of the offense of distribution of cocaine. He was subsequently sentenced to 13 years at hard labor and a $5000 fine. An additional 12 months was assessed in default of payment of the fine. Finding no merit to defendant's assignments of error, we affirm.

Louisiana State Police conducted a large, undercover drug interdiction operation in the Lake Providence area in 1991-92. The operation...

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