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STATE v. WHITE

No. 96 KA 0592.

686 So.2d 96 (1996)

STATE of Louisiana v. Melvin R. WHITE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 20, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter P. Reed, District Attorney by Dale Branch, William R. Campbell, Jr., Assistant District Attorneys, Franklinton, for Appellee State of Louisiana.

John R. Simmons, Jr., James H. Looney, Covington, for Defendant-Appellant Melvin R. White.

Before WHIPPLE, PITCHER and FITZSIMMONS, JJ.

FITZSIMMONS, Judge.

Defendant, Melvin R. White, was charged by bill of information with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1. After trial by jury, defendant was convicted as charged. The trial court sentenced defendant to imprisonment at hard labor for a term of five and one-half years, without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence and with credit for time served. Defendant has appealed, urging

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