State v. Johnson

FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.

| ¿The defendant/appellant, Mr. Damien Johnson, appeals his conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. For the following reasons, the conviction and sentence are affirmed.

Factual and Procedural Background

Agent Jason Monnerjahn, a task officer with the United States Drug Enforcement Agency through the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office, arranged a controlled buy, with the use of a confidential informant, which gave his team probable cause to obtain a search warrant for 5557 Jordan Drive in Marrero, Louisiana, on July 9, 2008. Agent…