STATE v. BOOKER

No. 46,256-KA.

70 So.3d 818 (2011)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Richard Wayne BOOKER, Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

May 18, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Bailey , for Appellant.

Richard Z. Johnson, Jr. , District Attorney, Ron C. Stamps , Britney A. Green , Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before STEWART, PEATROSS and LOLLEY, JJ.


LOLLEY, J.

This criminal appeal arises from the Forty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish of DeSoto, State of Louisiana. The defendant, Richard Wayne Booker, Jr. ("Booker"), was convicted of distribution of a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance, namely marijuana, a violation of La. R.S. 40:966(A)(1). He was sentenced to 5 years at hard labor. This appeal ensued. For the following reasons, we affirm Booker's conviction and sentence.

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