STATE v. BROOKS

No. 43,613-KA.

997 So.2d 688 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Marvin Wayne BROOKS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

October 29, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louisiana Appellate Project, by Edward Kelly Bauman, Lake Charles, for Appellant.

Paul Joseph Carmouche, District Attorney, Edward M. Brossette, Catherine Marion Estopinal, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before STEWART, DREW and MOORE, JJ.


DREW, J.

Marvin Wayne Brooks was convicted of possession of marijuana, third offense. Adjudicated as a third felony offender, he was sentenced to 14 years at hard labor without benefit of probation or suspension of sentence. We affirm.

FACTS

In September 2006, Shreveport Police Officer Brad Sotak smelled the odor of burning marijuana as he approached a house on Andrew Street. Sotak knocked on the door and...

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