STATE v. YOUNG

No. 24734-KW.

618 So.2d 1149 (1993)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Denny Dewitt YOUNG, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 17, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Phillips, Asst. Indigent Defender, Bossier City, for appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, James M. Bullers, Dist. Atty., Whitley R. Graves, Asst. Dist. Atty., Benton, for appellee.

Before NORRIS, VICTORY and BROWN, JJ.


VICTORY, Judge.

Defendant, Denny Young, filed this writ application following his convictions for misdemeanor possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Because the state failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant was in possession of marijuana or drug paraphernalia, we reverse the convictions and vacate the sentences imposed.

FACTS

The evidence at trial consisted entirely of the testimony of three police officers. On May...

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