STATE v. MATTHEWS

No. 41,047-KA.

935 So.2d 775 (2006)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Fredrick G. MATTHEWS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey J. Ellis, III, Louisiana Appellate Project, for Appellant.

William R. Coenen, Jr., District Attorney, Penny W. Douciere, Kenneth D. Wheeler, Assistant District Attorney, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, PEATROSS, and DREW, JJ.


BROWN, Chief Judge.

Defendant, Fredrick G. Matthews, was charged by bill of information with second offense possession of cocaine. A jury found him guilty as charged and the trial court sentenced him to eight years at hard labor with credit for time served. A timely filed motion for reconsideration was denied, following which this appeal ensued. Finding no error, we affirm.

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