STATE v. PAYNE

No. 00-KA-1171.

777 So.2d 555 (2000)

STATE of Louisiana v. Andrew PAYNE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 13, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Rebecca Becker, Quentin P. Kelly, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, Attorneys for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Margaret S. Sollars, Louisiana Appellate Project, Thibodaux, LA, Attorney for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of GOTHARD and McMANUS, JJ., and H. CHARLES GAUDIN, Pro Tempore.


GOTHARD, Judge.

Defendant, Andrew Payne, appeals his conviction on a charge of two counts of distribution of cocaine in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967A, and his sentence of life in prison as a three time felony offender. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

On April 19, 1999, the State filed a bill of information charging defendant with two counts of distribution of cocaine. He was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty. On September 8, 1999, the defense...

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