STATE v. COLEMAN

No. 41,764-KA.

949 So.2d 570 (2007)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Nicky Lavelle COLEMAN, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 24, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher A. Aberle, Louisiana Appellate Project, for Appellant.

Jerry L. Jones, District Attorney, John T. Pham, R. Nicolas Anderson, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before STEWART, GASKINS and MOORE, JJ.


GASKINS, J.

The defendant, Nicky Lavelle Coleman, was convicted of distribution of cocaine. He was adjudicated a second felony offender and sentenced to 15 years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. We affirm the defendant's conviction; we amend and, as amended, affirm his sentence.

FACTS

On January 18, 2005, a "buy/bust" operation was conducted by Lieutenant Mike Rowlan and Sergeant Jay Ellerman of the Ouachita...

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