FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 080

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 1st day of October, 1999 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

PER CURIAM :

98-K - 2813 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. TOMMY ANTHONY COLOMB (Parish of St. Landry)

(Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon)

The decision of the court of appeal is therefore reversed, the defendant's conviction and sentence are reinstated, and this case is remanded to the district court for execution of sentence.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF APPEAL REVERSED; CONVICTION AND SENTENCE REINSTATED; CASE REMANDED.

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel. Rule IV, Part 2, §3.

LEMMON, J. - concurs and assigns reasons.