STATE v. HOWARD

No. 2015-KO-1404.

226 So.3d 419 (2017)

STATE of Louisiana v. Gary D. HOWARD.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied June 29, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Andes ; LOUISIANA APPELLATE PROJECT, Peggy Sullivan ; for Applicant.

CADDO PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Hon., James Edward Stewart , District Attorney, Rebecca Armand Edwards , Tommy Jan Johnson ; for Respondent.


PER CURIAM

In this matter we consider whether the evidence presented at trial, when viewed in the light most favorable to the state, reasonably permits a finding that defendant possessed 18 grams of marijuana with the intent to distribute it. We find that, while the quantity of marijuana is small, its packaging in conjunction with other indicia of drug trafficking found nearby, when viewed through the due process lens of the Jackson v. Virginia,

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