STATE v. ROSETTE

No. CR94-1075.

653 So.2d 80 (1995)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory ROSETTE, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morgan J. Goudeau, III, Opelousas, for State.

David Randal Wagley, Opelousas, for Gregory Rosette.

Before DOUCET, C.J., and KNOLL and SAUNDERS, Judges


SAUNDERS, Judge.

Defendant, Gregory Rosette, appeals his conviction for distribution of cocaine in violation of La.R.S. 40:967(A). Because we find that the photograph line-up was unduly suggestive and created a substantial likelihood of misidentification, we reverse.

FACTS

On April 22, 1993, an undercover police officer made a cocaine buy in Opelousas, Louisiana, at a place referred to as "The Bottom." The undercover officer prepared a report...

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