Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 27, 2009No. 08-KA-521PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREG G. GUIDRY, Judge.
12Pefendant, Steven Thomas, appeals from his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and his sen-fence to 13 years at hard labor, without benefit. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.
On May 11, 2006, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office filed a bill of information charging the Defendant with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a violation of La. R.S. 14:95.11 At his arraignment, the Defendant pled not guilty. Subsequently, the Defendant filed a motion to suppress the evidence, which the trial court denied finding that there…
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