Legal Opinion
State v. Maxwell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 21, 2011No. 2011-KA-0564PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge.
\,STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Eric T. Maxwell was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment, and the trial court subsequently denied his motion to suppress the evidence, but it did suppress a videotape and some photographs. A twelve-person jury found Maxwell guilty as charged. The court sentenced him to serve ten years at hard labor.
He timely appealed and this court reversed his conviction and sentence and remanded the case for a new trial. 1 The Louisiana Supreme Court granted the…
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