Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 3, 2010No. 09-862PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHATELAIN, Judge Pro Tempore. *

h The defendant, Zoran Johnson, appeals his convictions and sentences for illegal possession of a stolen firearm, a violation of La. R.S. 14:69.1, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1. We affirm.

FACTS

On January 5, 2008, the defendant was an occupant in a vehicle owned and driven by Cordero Palmer. On that date, Sergeant Travis Johnson of the Natchitoches Parish Police Department stopped the vehicle because one of its headlights was inoperative. Upon stopping the vehicle, Sergeant Johnson smelled the odor of burnt…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. MussallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
  3. State v. CaptvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  4. State v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
  5. Barnes v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. EdwardsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
  2. State v. WebbLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  3. State v. ObrienLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  4. State v. PoweLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  5. Gibbs v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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