State v. Merchant

JONES, Judge.

Reginald Merchant sought to suppress the evidence in a case wherein he was charged as being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The trial court denied Merchant’s motion and he pled guilty under State v. Crosby, 338 So.2d 584 (La.1976), and was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. Merchant alleges that the warrantless search of his video camera produced the only evidence against him, and that this search violated his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures. We affirm.

FACTS

On October 31, 1995, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Amy Beucher and Junann…