STATE v. RIVERS

No. 01-KA-1251.

817 So.2d 216 (2002)

STATE of Louisiana v. Robbie RIVERS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

April 10, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Crum, Jr., District Attorney, Rodney A. Brignac, Assistant District Attorney, LaPlace, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Jane L. Beebe, Louisiana Appellate Project, Gretna, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges SOL GOTHARD, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, and CLARENCE E. McMANUS.


GOTHARD, Judge.

Defendant, Robbie Rivers, appeals his criminal conviction and sentence. For reasons that follow, we affirm the conviction, and amend and affirm the sentence.

Defendant was charged by grand jury indictment with distribution of cocaine in violation of LSA R.S. 40:967 by selling cocaine to an undercover police officer. He entered a plea of not guilty to the charge and was subsequently tried by a jury. At the close of the trial, defendant was found...

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