STATE v. EVANS

No. 67031.

388 So.2d 774 (1980)

STATE of Louisiana v. Fredwood E. EVANS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, P. Michael Cullen, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-respondent.

Carl M. Werling, Jr., Michael F. Barry, New Orleans, for defendant-relator.


DENNIS, Justice.

Defendant, Fredwood E. Evans, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana, La.R.S. 40:967, reserving his right to appeal, following his unsuccessful motion to suppress evidence. He received a six months' suspended jail sentence. His application for a writ of review was granted by this Court.

Two police officers accosted defendant Evans because his clothing and physical characteristics matched those of an armed robber which had been described...

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