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STATE v. RAWLS

No. 64372.

376 So.2d 117 (1979)

STATE of Louisiana v. Wade A. RAWLS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 8, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Joiner, West Monroe, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Johnny C. Parkerson, Dist. Atty., Walter Lee Perkins, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

BLANCHE, Justice.

Defendant, Wade A. Rawls, plead guilty to possession of marijuana in violation of R.S. 40:966 reserving his right to appeal from the Court's denial of the motion to suppress certain physical evidence (a plastic bag of marijuana) allegedly obtained from his person at the time of his arrest. Defendant contends that the seizure of the marijuana occurred before he was arrested and was, therefore, the product of a warrantless search prior to arrest. Defendant...

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