STATE v. PITT

No. 09-KA-1054.

40 So.3d 219 (2010)

STATE of Louisiana v. Gary F. PITT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

April 27, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Assistant District Attorney, Gretna, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

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

Panel composed of Judges WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, and JUDE G. GRAVOIS.


WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge.

Defendant, Gary F. Pitt, was charged by bill of information with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of LSA-R.S. 14:95.1. In the bill of information, the State alleged that defendant was a convicted felon because he had previously been convicted of possession of cocaine, in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967(C). Defendant pled not guilty. After a one-day trial, a 12-member jury found defendant guilty as charged. The trial...

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