From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

State v. Young

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit
Jun 26, 1986
492 So. 2d 188 (La. Ct. App. 1986)

Opinion

No. KA-5512.

June 26, 1986.

Appeal from the Criminal District Court, for the Parish of Orleans, No. 311-497; Dennis J. Waldron, Judge.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., A. Hammond Scott, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee State of Louisiana.

M. Craig Colwart, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant Jerry Young.

Before GULOTTA, KLEES and BYRNES, JJ.


On December 20, 1985, the appellant was charged with distributing a substance falsely represented to be cocaine. He was arraigned on January 7, 1986, and pled not guilty. On February 13th a six-member jury found him guilty of attempted distribution of a substance falsely represented to be cocaine. His motion for post judgment verdict of acquittal was denied on February 20th. He waived all delays and was sentenced as a multiple offender to serve two years at hard labor. His motion for appeal was filed on February 28th.

By his sole assignment of error, the appellant requests a review of the record for errors patent. We have reviewed the record and our review reveals there are no errors patent.

Accordingly, appellant's conviction and sentence are hereby affirmed.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

State v. Young

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit
Jun 26, 1986
492 So. 2d 188 (La. Ct. App. 1986)
Case details for

State v. Young

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF LOUISIANA v. JERRY YOUNG

Court:Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Jun 26, 1986

Citations

492 So. 2d 188 (La. Ct. App. 1986)