STATE v. ADDISON

No. 04-KA-135.

877 So.2d 1147 (2004)

STATE of Louisiana v. Leo J. ADDISON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

June 29, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Thomas J. Butler, Churita Hansell, Assistant District Attorneys, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Bruce G. Whittaker, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges SOL GOTHARD, THOMAS F. DALEY, and MARION F. EDWARDS.


THOMAS F. DALEY, Judge.

The defendant, Leo Addison, has appealed his conviction of distribution of marijuana. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the defendant's conviction and remand for a new trial.

FACTS:

Leo Addison was charged with distribution of marijuana after he was identified as the person who sold marijuana to Agent Kim Blanche on November 30, 2000. At trial, Sergeant Joe Williams testified that he received information from a "concerned...

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