Legal Opinion
State v. Watts
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 28, 2017No. 2017-KA-0208PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES F. MCKAY III, CHIEF JUDGE
JjSTATEMENT OF CASE
On September 25, 2015, the defendant was charged with illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1. He was also charged with a misdemeanor, flight from an officer, in violation of La. R.S. 14:108.1.
A hearing on the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence was heard on August 3, 2016. The court denied the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence and found no probable cause as to the felon with a firearm offense.1
Trial commenced on September 20, 2016. The court recessed the trial after the testimony of…
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