STATE v. WHEELER

No. 41,673-KA.

945 So.2d 256 (2006)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Lorenzo WHEELER, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 13, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula Corley Marx, Mary Constance Hanes, Louisiana Appellate Project, for Appellant.

Jerry L. Jones, District Attorney, R. Nicolas Anderson, Assistant District Attorney, for Appellee.

Before GASKINS, DREW and MOORE, JJ.


GASKINS, J.

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Lorenzo Wheeler, was convicted of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. The trial court sentenced him to serve seven years at hard labor. The defendant appeals, urging excessive sentence and ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

FACTS

On the night of February 28, 2002, Officer Scott Brooks of the West Monroe Police Department (WMPD) observed the defendant's vehicle traveling...

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