STATE v. FONTENOT

No. 81-K-2809.

410 So.2d 1112 (1982)

STATE of Louisiana v. John A. FONTENOT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Mayer of Hamilton & Mayer, Baton Rouge, for defendant-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Aubert D. Talbot, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-respondent.


CALOGERO, Justice.

The principal question presented in this case is whether the trial judge erred in refusing to suppress marijuana and a controlled dangerous substance (diazepam) found on defendant's person following his arrest for disturbing the peace while attending the 1981 Jambalaya Festival in Gonzales, Louisiana. The answer to the above question turns upon whether the Gonzales police officer made a lawful arrest.

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