STATE v. BENJAMIN

No. 96-KA-2781.

703 So.2d 192 (1997)

STATE of Louisiana v. Jerome BENJAMIN.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

November 26, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Susan Erlanger Talbot, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, for Appellee State of Louisiana.

Sherry Watters, Orleans Indigent Defender Program, Scott N. Hensgens, Student Attorney, Tulane Law School Community Service Program, New Orleans, for Appellant Jerome Benjamin.

Before BYRNES, JONES and WALTZER, JJ.


WALTZER, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Defendant, Jerome Benjamin was charged by bill of information with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:95.1. Pretrial hearings to determine probable cause and to suppress evidence were held. The trial court found probable cause to bind the defendant over for trial, and denied the motion to suppress the evidence. A jury of twelve citizens found the defendant guilty as...

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