Legal Opinion
State v. Leagea
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 10, 1996No. 95 KA 1210PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
673 So.2d 646 (1996)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Weldon LEAGEA.
No. 95 KA 1210.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
May 10, 1996.
Doug Moreau, District Attorney, Wick Cooper, Baton Rouge, for AppelleeState of Louisiana.
Gail Ray, Baton Rouge, for Appellant Weldon Leagea.
Before LeBLANC, WHIPPLE and FOGG, JJ.
LeBLANC, Judge.
Weldon Leagea was charged by bill of information with two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, violations of La.R.S. 14:95.1. He pled not guilty and, after trial by jury, was convicted on both counts. The trial court sentenced him to serve a term of ten years…
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