STATE v. PURVIS

No. 96-787.

684 So.2d 567 (1996)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Demond Issac PURVIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 11, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn G. Cortell, Charles F. Wagner, District Attorney, for State of Louisiana.

Michael Brewer, Alexandria, for Demond Issac Purvis.

Before THIBODEAUX, PETERS, and GREMILLION, JJ.


GREMILLION, Judge.

Defendant, Demond Issac Purvis, was charged by bill of information on March 20, 1995, with possession of between 28 to 200 grams of a controlled dangerous substance, a violation of La.R.S. 40:967 F(1)(a). Defendant waived formal arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty on April 28, 1995. A jury convicted defendant on December 13, 1995. On March 1, 1996, defendant was sentenced to seven years at hard labor without benefit of parole. Defendant...

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