STATE v. RICHARDSON

No. 98-KA-2546.

750 So.2d 333 (1999)

STATE of Louisiana v. Norma RICHARDSON a/k/a Norma Baptiste.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Nicole Barron, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, Louisiana, Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellee State of Louisiana.

Christopher A. Aberle, Louisiana Appellate Project, Mandeville, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant-Appellant Norma Richardson a/k/a Norma Baptiste.

Court composed of Chief Judge ROBERT J. KLEES, Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY.


KLEES, Chief Judge.

On January 7, 1998, the defendant, Norma Richardson a/k/a Norma Baptiste, was charged by bill of information with possession of cocaine in violation of La. R.S. 40:967. The defendant failed to appear for her scheduled arraignment on January 29, 1998. She was subsequently arrested on April 18, 1998. The defendant entered a plea of not guilty at her arraignment on May 7, 1998. A preliminary and suppression hearing was held on May 14, 1998. The trial...

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