STATE v. MAJOR

No. 23,843-KA.

604 So.2d 137 (1992)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. John H. MAJOR, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Indigent Defender Office, by John M. Lawrence, Chief Counsel, Shreveport, for appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, Paul J. Carmouche, Dist. Atty., Mark A. Perkins, Asst. Dist. Atty., Shreveport, for appellee.

Before HIGHTOWER, VICTORY and BROWN, JJ.


VICTORY, Judge.

Defendant, John H. Major, was convicted by a jury of two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:95.1. He was sentenced to serve six and one-half years at hard labor on each of the two counts, the sentences to run concurrently. On appeal, defendant argues (1) that the trial court erroneously denied a defense motion for new trial contending that the evidence was...

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