Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Johnnie S. WHEAT
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1981-09-09
Citations: 404 So. 2d 268
Docket Number: No. 81-K-1292
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Johnnie S. WHEAT.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 404
Pages: 268–269

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Johnnie S. WHEAT.
No. 81-K-1292.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Sept. 9, 1981.

Opinion:
In re Johnnie S. Wheat, applying for remedial writs. Parish of East Baton Rouge. No. 8-80-331.
Writ granted. The defendant s conviction and sentence are reversed and the defendant is discharged. There is no evidence from which a trier of fact could find beyond a reasonable doubt that the sale occurred within a jurisdiction in which it was illegal.