STATE v. BUTLER

No. 91-KA-2155.

609 So.2d 901 (1992)

STATE of Louisiana v. Michael BUTLER, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

November 13, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Val M. Solino, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

M. Craig Colwart, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

SCHOTT, C.J., and LOBRANO and JONES, JJ.


SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

Defendant was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:95.1. He was sentenced to serve seven years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence and to pay a fine of $1,000. He was also sentenced to six months in jail for contempt of court to run consecutively to the first sentence.

At 2:15 a.m. on April 28 two police officers received a call from their dispatcher...

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