STATE v. BENJAMIN

No. 97-K-3065.

722 So.2d 988 (1998)

STATE of Louisiana v. Jerome BENJAMIN.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 1, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Susan E. Talbot, for Applicant.

Dwight M. Doskey, New Orleans, for Respondent.


TRAYLOR, Justice.*

Defendant, previously convicted for armed robbery, was convicted by a jury and sentenced to a term of twelve years at hard labor for illegally possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a crime of violence, a violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1. On appeal, the Court of Appeal reversed his conviction and sentence, ruling that the seized firearm was the result of an illegal stop. Finding that the police had a reasonable...

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