STATE v. SYLVIA

No. 2001-K-1406.

845 So.2d 358 (2003)

STATE of Louisiana v. John SYLVIA.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Campbell, Jr., New Orleans, Counsel for Applicant.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., District Attorney, Valentin M. Solino, Leslie P. Tullier, Counsel for Respondent.


VICTORY, J.

We granted this writ to determine whether the court of appeal erred in finding that the State presented evidence sufficient to sustain the defendant's conviction for possession of cocaine. After reviewing the facts and the applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeal.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On December 23, 1999, Officers Joshua Burns and Stanley Doucette of the New Orleans Police Department Downtown Development...

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