Legal Opinion
State v. Hanner
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 14, 2010No. 09-1109PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHATELAIN * , Judge Pro Tempore.
|,A jury convicted the defendant, Melanie S. Hanner, of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. She now appeals, alleging that the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction. Finding the State did not prove that the ten-year cleansing period had not lapsed, we reverse the defendant’s conviction and vacate her sentence.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On July 24, 2008, the State charged the defendant by bill of information with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1. The defendant waived arraignment. Subsequently, on…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- State v. NealSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- Zimmerman v. Washington Department of Social and Health ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- State v. DraughnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
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