STATE v. BRIGGS

No. 2009-KA-0148.

19 So.3d 517 (2009)

STATE of Louisiana v. Byron BRIGGS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

August 19, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr., District Attorney, Andrew M. Pickett, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for State of Louisiana.

John Harvey Craft, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Court composed of Chief Judge JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY.


PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.

Byron Briggs appeals the enhanced sentence of twenty years imposed on him as a multiple offender. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On October 5, 2007, Mr. Briggs was charged with one count of possession of cocaine. On October 11, 2007, he pled not guilty. On January 7, 2008, the trial court denied Mr. Briggs' motion to suppress evidence and found probable cause. On July 15, 2008, a...

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