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STATE v. SHY

No. 63832.

373 So.2d 145 (1979)

STATE of Louisiana v. Webster SHY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied July 27, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur L. Harris, Sr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., George Mustakas, II, Abbott J. Reeves, Asst. Dist. Attys., Gretna, for plaintiff-appellee.

CALOGERO, Justice.

Webster Shy was approached at New Orleans International Airport by two Jefferson Parish Sheriff's deputies who identified, themselves, then asked for his identification. Asked by Shy why they had stopped him, one officer informed him that he was suspected of possibly carrying narcotics. Shy disclaimed possession of any such substance. Thereupon one officer asked Shy if he would mind permitting them to look inside the piece of hand luggage he carried...

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