STATE v. DUMAS

No. 32,925-KA.

750 So.2d 439 (2000)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Melvin DUMAS, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 24, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane L. Foster, Assistant Indigent Defender, New Orleans, Counsel for Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, Paul J. Carmouche, District Attorney, Brian King, Tommy J. Johnson, Assistant District Attorneys, Counsel for Appellee.

Before STEWART, GASKINS and PEATROSS, JJ.


PEATROSS, J.

Defendant, Melvin Dumas, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1. Following the denial of his motion to suppress evidence and statements, Defendant pled guilty as charged, but reserved his right to appeal the trial court's ruling under State v. Crosby, 338 So.2d 584 (La.1976). Defendant was sentenced to ten years at hard labor, without benefit of parole,...

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