STATE v. GRAVES

No. 01-0156.

798 So.2d 1090 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana v. Jimmy GRAVES.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas L. Hebert, Jr., District Attorney —33rd JDC, Sharon Darville Wilson, Asst. D.A., Oberlin, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee State of Louisiana.

Charles Dean Jones, Monroe, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellant Jimmy Graves.

Court composed of JIMMIE C. PETERS, GLENN B. GREMILLION, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.


GLEN B. GREMILLION, Judge.

In this case, the defendant, Jimmy Graves, appeals his conviction for the crimes of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, claiming that the trial court erred in allowing his trial to proceed in his absence. He also appeals his sentence claiming it was excessive. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The State charged Defendant in a bill of information...

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