Legal Opinion

State v. Lewis

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 14, 2015No. Nos. 49,542-KA, 49,543-KAPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.

| following a jury trial, the defendant, Shawn Lewis, was convicted of illegal possession of stolen things. After being adjudicated a fifth-felony habitual offender, the defendant was sentenced .to 25 years at hard labor, without the benefit of probation or suspension of sentence. The defendant now appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm the defendant’s conviction and sentence.

FACTS

On August 12, 2011, the defendant was charged by bill of information with a violation of “La. R.S. 14:67 AB1,” specifically, the theft of a Kawasaki ATV (“the Kawasaki”) valued at $1,500 or more that occurred…

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