State v. Alexander

Defendant was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of La.R.S. 14:95.1. Following a trial on the merits, a jury found defendant guilty as charged, and he was sentenced to ten years at hard labor. Defendant has assigned as error the failure of the trial court to suppress the pistol obtained from his person at the time of his alleged illegal arrest and warrantless search of his person.

Following the defendant’s conviction, enhancement of defendant’s sentence was obtained with the use of a Michigan conviction. We find that the use of this Michigan conviction in…