STATE v. SMITH

No. 09-KA-259.

28 So.3d 1092 (2009)

STATE of Louisiana v. Eric SMITH.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 24, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Thomas J. Butler, Warren Mouledoux, III, Jerome G. Smith, Assistant District Attorneys, Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, LA, for State of Louisiana.

Bruce G. Whittaker, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and JUDE G. GRAVOIS.


JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.

Defendant, Eric Smith, appeals his conviction of possession of cocaine. On appeal, he argues that the trial court unduly restricted his ability to test the affidavit of the search warrant, which he alleges relied exclusively upon the credibility of an informant. Defendant also requests an errors patent review. Finding no merit to defendant's arguments on the merits, we affirm defendant's conviction. Finding errors patent that require correction...

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