State v. Washington

JiSTEWART, Judge.

Defendant, Daniel R. Washington, appeals the jury verdict convicting him of possession of firearm by a person convicted of a felony and the sentence imposed by the trial judge. Washington was sentenced to a term of 13 years at hard labor and a $1,000 fine. On appeal, Washington urges five assignments of error. For the following reasons, we affirm the conviction and sentence.

FACTS

Police officers, approximately three blocks from the intersection of Orla and Emery streets in Shreveport, Louisiana, responded to a call reporting gunfire at that location. As the officers arrived on…