STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 36,854-KA.

839 So.2d 1247 (2003)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Ean Lavar JOHNSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Indigent Defender Board, by William R. Warren, Louisiana Appellate Project, by James E. Beal, Jonesboro, for Appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, James M. Bullers, District Attorney, C. Sherburne Sentell, III, Jason T. Brown, Assistant District Attorneys, for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, STEWART and GASKINS, JJ.


STEWART, J.

The defendant, Ean Lavar Johnson, was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and sentenced to 15 years at hard labor, without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. He appeals citing the insufficiency of the evidence. We find that the evidence was insufficient to find the defendant guilty and reverse his conviction and sentence.

FACTS

At approximately 1:45 a.m., on June 29, 2000, the Minden Police Department...

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