STATE v. WEBB

No. 2013-KK-1681.

144 So.3d 971 (2014)

STATE of Louisiana v. Rico WEBB.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Public Defender's Office, Orleans Parish, Colin Reingold , for Applicant.

Department of Justice, State of Louisiana, James D. Caldwell , Attorney General, Jessica M.P. Thornhill , Colin Clark , Steven B. Jones , Assistant Attorneys General, District Attorney's Office, Orleans Parish, Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr. , District Attorney, Donna R. Andrieu , Kyle Daly , Assistant District Attorneys, for Respondent.


WEIMER, Justice.

We granted a writ to determine whether a recent constitutional amendment involving a fundamental right to bear arms found in La. Const. art. I, § 11 renders a criminal statute related to the possession of a firearm while possessing illegal drugs, facially unconstitutional.

According to the defendant, because the right to bear arms has been recently enshrined as a fundamental constitutional right, notwithstanding the fact the defendant...

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