STATE v. THOMAS

No. 27504-KA.

662 So.2d 798 (1995)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John C. THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

November 1, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Indigent Defender Board by Allan R. Harris and John Lawrence, Shreveport, for Appellant.

Paul J. Carmouche, District Attorney, H. Ted Cox and Tommy J. Johnson, Asst. District Attorneys, Shreveport, for Appellee.

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


NORRIS, Judge.

John C. Thomas was charged by bill of information with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, La.R.S. 14:95.1. After a 12-member jury found him guilty as charged, the district court sentenced him to eight years at hard labor without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence, and a fine of $1,000. Thomas now appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm.

Factual background

Thomas, age 48 at the time of the...

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