STATE v. MORTON

No. 08-KA-164.

993 So.2d 651 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana v. Donald MORTON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

July 29, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, Parish of Jefferson, Terry M. Boudreaux, Anne Wallis, Michael Escudier, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Margaret S. Sollars, Attorney at Law, Louisiana Appellate Project, Thibodaux, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., CLARENCE E. McMANUS, and WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD.


EDWARD A. DUFRESNE, JR., Chief Judge.

On June 21, 2006, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging defendant, Donald Morton, with possession of a firearm while in possession of cocaine, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:95(E).1 At his arraignment, defendant pled not guilty. During the course of pretrial proceedings, defendant filed a motion to suppress evidence which the trial court heard and denied. The matter...

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