STATE v. JAMES

16-522.

216 So.3d 117 (2017)

STATE of Louisiana v. Christopher O. JAMES.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 5, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula Corley Marx , Louisiana Appellate Project, P. O. Box 80006, Lafayette, LA 70598-0006, Telephone: (337) 991-9757, COUNSEL FOR: Defendant/Appellant — Christopher O. James.

Herbert Todd Nesom , District Attorney — 33rd Judicial District Court, Steven Sumbler , Assistant District Attorney — 33rd Judicial District Court, P. O. Box 839, Oberlin, LA 70655, Telephone: (337) 639-2641, COUNSEL FOR: Plaintiff/Appellee — State of Louisiana.

Court composed of Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux, Chief Judge, Marc T. Amy, and Phyllis M. Keaty, Judges.


Christopher James was arrested after he removed a bag from his pocket that contained five rocks of crack cocaine and threw it onto the front driver's seat. He did so as the arresting officer was conducting a pat-down subsequent to a traffic stop. He was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and obstruction...

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