STATE v. THORNTON

No. 94 KA 1470.

671 So.2d 481 (1995)

STATE of Louisiana v. Jerry THORNTON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

October 6, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Campbell, Jr., New Orleans, for Appellee State of Louisiana.

James H. Looney, Covington, for Appellant Jerry Thornton.

Before SHORTESS, PARRO and KUHN, JJ.


KUHN, Judge.

The defendant, Jerry Thornton, was charged by bill of information with three counts of distribution of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967A(1) and 40:981.3. He pled not guilty1 and, after trial by jury, was found guilty as charged on all three counts. For each conviction, defendant received a $15,000 fine and a sentence of imprisonment of eighteen years at hard labor, without benefit of parole...

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