State v. Christophe
State v. Christophe
Opinion of the Court
On March 6, 1996 defendant, Lionel G. Christophe, was charged by bill of information with possession of cocaine in violation of
|3The facts contained in the record show that the charge was brought against defendant after a search of his apartment revealed evidence that defendant had possessed and made crack cocaine. The search was consented to by defendant’s former girlfriend and co-lessee of the apartment.
Defendant’s attorney filed a brief stating that a review of the record reveals no non-frivolous issues which could support an appeal and requesting a review of the record for errors patent in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), reh. denied, 388 U.S. 924, 87 S.Ct. 2094, 18 L.Ed.2d 1377 (1967), and State v. Benjamin, 573 So.2d 528 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1990). Pursuant to this court’s policy as established in State v. Bradford, 95-929 (La. App. 5 Cir. 6/25/96), 676 So.2d 1108, we have advised defendant by certified letter of his right to file a pro se brief in this matter, and have conducted an extensive independent review of the record for errors patent and for issues which would arguably support an appeal. Because we find neither and none have been raised by defendant, we affirm the trial court’s actions in this matter.
AFFIRMED.
. In State v. Crosby, supra, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that a defendant retains the right to appellate review of certain non-jurisdictional, pre-plea rulings if specifically reserved by the defendant at the time of the guilty plea.
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