STATE v. SPIKES

2017 KA 0087.

228 So.3d 201 (2017)

STATE of Louisiana v. James J. SPIKES, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 15, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren L. Montgomery , District Attorney and Matthew Caplan , Assistant District Attorney, Covington, Louisiana Attorneys for State.

Gwendolyn K. Brown , Frederick Kroenke , Baton Rouge, Louisiana Attorneys for Defendant James J. Spikes, Jr.

James J. Spikes, Jr., Collinston, Louisiana Pro Se.

BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C.J., McDONALD, and CHUTZ, JJ.


The defendant, James J. Spikes, Jr., was charged by bill of information with possession of contraband in a state correctional institution, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:402. He pled not guilty and, after a jury trial, was found guilty as charged. The trial court sentenced the defendant to four years imprisonment at hard labor. The State...

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