State v. Jackson

Gabriel Jackson was convicted in absentia of aggravated flight from an officer in violation of La. R.S. 14:108.1(C). Jackson was subsequently adjudicated as a third-felony habitual offender and sentenced to life imprisonment without the benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Jackson appeals his conviction and sentence.

For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTS

When Shreveport police officer Christopher Hodges drove his patrol SUV onto westbound I-20 from the Murphy Street entrance ramp in Shreveport late on the evening of August 4, 2017, he noticed a black car ("car")…