STATE v. BROWN

No. 10-910.

58 So.3d 618 (2011)

STATE of Louisiana v. Lisa M. BROWN.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 9, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Edward Beal , Louisiana Appellate Project, Jonesboro, LA, for Defendant/Appellant — Lisa M. Brown.

J. Reed Walters , District Attorney, Walter Evans Dorroh, Jr. , Assistant District Attorney, Jena, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee — State of Louisiana.

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, SYLVIA R. COOKS, and ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, Judges.


THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

A jury convicted Defendant, Lisa M. Brown, of possession of cocaine. She appeals that conviction and asserts two assignments of error. She contends the trial court erroneously advised her that her sentence was not subject to diminution for good behavior pursuant to La.R.S. 15:571.3, and it erroneously refused to give a nullifying instruction to the jury on the charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Because we find that the trial court...

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