No. 65193 Precedential Affirmed Processed

State v. Alexander

Louisiana Supreme Court · Filed January 28, 1980 · 389 So. 2d 1260

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State v. Blake 575 So. 2d 906 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1991
State v. Allison 554 So. 2d 262 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1989
State v. Blancaneaux 535 So. 2d 1338 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1988
State v. Williams 515 So. 2d 1117 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1987
State v. Babineaux 508 So. 2d 606 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1987
State v. Phinney 460 So. 2d 1188 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1984
City of Bastrop v. Paxton 457 So. 2d 168 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1984
State v. Rutan 448 So. 2d 267 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1984

Opinion text

PER CURIAM. Defendant was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of La.R.S. 14:95.1. Following a trial on the merits, a jury found defendant guilty as charged, and he was sentenced to ten years at hard labor. Defendant has assigned as error the failure of the trial court to suppress the pistol obtained from his person at the time of his alleged illegal arrest and warrantless search of his person. Following the defendant’s conviction, enhancement of defendant’s sentence was obtained with the use of a Michigan conviction. We find that the use of this Michigan conviction in the enhancement proceedings under R.S. 14:95.1 was properly proved by the state. The motion for a new trial on these grounds was properly denied. Having reviewed defendant’s assignments of error and finding that they do not present reversible error, nor do they involve legal issues not governed by clearly established principles of law, the conviction and sentence of the defendant is affirmed. AFFIRMED.