STATE v. ELLIS

No. 49,078-KA.

144 So.3d 1152 (2014)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee v. Michael D. ELLIS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 25, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louisiana Appellate Project, by Teresa Culpepper Carroll , Jonesboro, for Appellant.

Charles Rex Scott, II , District Attorney, Karelia Stewart , Jessica D. Cassidy , Janet L. Silvie , Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, DREW and PITMAN, JJ.


DREW, J.

Michael Ellis was found guilty as charged of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. The jury's verdict was 11-1. He later pled guilty to being a second-felony habitual offender, and was sentenced as such.

He appeals on four grounds:

1. Insufficiency of the evidence;

2. Failure to grant a mistrial relative to an opening statement comment by the prosecution;1

3. Involuntariness of his confession...

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