STATE v. COLLINS

No. KA-1970.

461 So.2d 384 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana v. Joe COLLINS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dwight Doskey, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., William R. Campbell, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for appellee.

Before GULOTTA, KLEES and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


GULOTTA, Judge.

Defendant appeals his ten year sentence with credit for time served, for violating LSA-R.S. 14:95.1, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. In his sole assignment of error, defendant contends the sentence imposed is excessive. We affirm.

Before reaching the merits of defendant's assignment, we have reviewed the thirty-four page trial transcript for sufficiency of evidence to support the conviction. The arresting police office testified...

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