STATE v. CAREY

No. CR93-603.

626 So.2d 905 (1993)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John M. CAREY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 3, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don M. Burkett, Many, for State.

W. Charles Brown, Mansfield, for John M. Carey.

Before: DOMENGEAUX, Chief Judge, LaBORDE and COOKS, JJ.


LaBORDE, Judge.

Defendant, John M. Carey, appeals his conviction of distribution of cocaine, a violation of La.R.S. 40:967(A). We reverse, finding that defendant was denied his right to confront his accuser.

FACTS

On March 11, 1992, Officer Michael Gore, Trooper C.J. Deters and Detective James McComic were involved in a wide scale narcotics investigation in Sabine Parish.

On the day in question, Officer Gore picked up a confidential informant...

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