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STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 81-KA-3158.

416 So.2d 91 (1982)

STATE of Louisiana v. Melvin WILLIAMS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 21, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Louise Korns, Dandall Green, Nancy Sharpe, William P. Campbell, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Dwight Doskey, Walter L. Sentenn, Jr., Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

ROBERT L. LOBRANO, Justice ad hoc.*

On August 18, 1981 defendant, Melvin Williams was charged by bill of information with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, in violation of La.R.S. 14:95.1. After the trial court denied his motion to suppress, defendant pled guilty to the charge, reserving his right to appeal the denial of his motion. Thereafter, he was sentenced to three years at hard labor. Defendant now appeals on the basis...

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