STATE v. HOUSTON

No. 2003-KA-0854.

859 So.2d 707 (2003)

STATE of Louisiana v. Aaron HOUSTON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

October 1, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., District Attorney, Anne M. Dickerson, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Karen G. Arena, Louisiana Appellate Project, Metairie, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Court composed of Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS JR.


MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge.

The defendant, Aaron Houston, was convicted of attempted possession of cocaine, a violation of La. R.S. 14:27 and 40:967(C), following a jury trial on November 29, 2000. The State filed a multiple bill charging that the defendant had five prior convictions. On August 29, 2001, the court found the defendant to be a fourth offender, because two of the prior convictions had occurred on the same day, and sentenced him to serve thirty years at...

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