Granted. The decision of the court of appeal is reversed and defendant's sentences are reinstated. Given that the evidence at trial could have supported a verdict of guilty on one count for the charged offense of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, a crime which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years at hard labor, La.R.S. 40:966(B)(3), and that the defendant's prior felony conviction was for a crime of violence enumerated in R.S. 14:2(13), no abuse of the...
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