STATE v. TATUM

No. 27,301-KA.

661 So.2d 657 (1995)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Willie J. TATUM, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 27, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Gilmore, Jr., Monroe, for appellant.

Jerry Jones, District Attorney, Madeleine Slaughter, Assistant District Attorney, Monroe, for appellee.

Before NORRIS and BROWN, JJ., and PRICE, J. Pro Tem.


BROWN, Judge.

Defendant Willie Tatum, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:95.1. A jury convicted defendant of the responsive verdict of attempted possession of a firearm and the trial court sentenced him to four years imprisonment at hard labor. Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm.

FACTS

On Friday, December 10, 1993, at approximately 11:14 p.m., Officer Michael Gray...

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