State v. Scott

hThe defendant, John Paul Scott, appeals as excessive his sentence to serve seven and one-half years’ imprisonment at hard labor following his plea of guilty to attempted illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. For the following reasons, the conviction and sentence are affirmed.

FACTS

On February 10, 2008, while responding to a report that an individual was driving recklessly, a law enforcement officer stopped the defendant’s vehicle for the misdemeanor offense of littering. The officer recognized the defendant, who was the driver, from prior contact and asked him if there were…