STATE v. MORTON

No. 12-KA-27.

97 So.3d 1034 (2012)

STATE of Louisiana v. Donald MORTON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 31, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr. , District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux , Desirée M. Valenti , Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Margaret S. Sollars , Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, Thibodaux, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, JUDE G. GRAVOIS, and MARC E. JOHNSON.


MARC E. JOHNSON, Judge.

Defendant, Donald Morton, appeals his conviction of possession with intent to distribute cocaine from the 24th Judicial District Court, Division "P". For the following reasons, we affirm the conviction, amend the sentence, and remand the matter to the trial court with instructions.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On April 5, 2011, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a...

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