STATE v. MERCHANT

No. 97-KA-0315.

713 So.2d 577 (1998)

STATE of Louisiana v. Reginald MERCHANT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Joseph E. Lucore, Assistant District Attorney of Orleans Parish, New Orleans, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Kevin V. Boshea, Regan & Boshea, New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellant.

Before ARMSTRONG, PLOTKIN and JONES, JJ.


JONES, Judge.

Reginald Merchant sought to suppress the evidence in a case wherein he was charged as being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The trial court denied Merchant's motion and he pled guilty under State v. Crosby, 338 So.2d 584 (La.1976), and was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. Merchant alleges that the warrantless search of his video camera produced the only evidence against him, and that this search...

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