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STATE v. BURKS

No. 54,039-KA.

327 So.3d 627 (2021)

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

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Judgment rendered September 22, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LOUISIANA APPELLATE PROJECT, By: Peggy J. Sullivan , Monroe, Counsel for Appellant.

JAMES E. STEWART, SR. , District Attorney, NANCY BERGER-SCHNEIDER , JASON W. WALTMAN , TOMMY J. JOHNSON , Assistant District Attorneys, Counsel for Appellee.

Before MOORE, PITMAN, and HUNTER, JJ.

The defendant, Melvin Burks, was convicted by a unanimous jury of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a violation defined by La. R.S. 14:95.1. The court sentenced Burks to 12 years at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Burks now appeals, asserting that the sentence is unconstitutionally...

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