BOWES, Judge.
Appellant Freddie Batiste was convicted of simple possession of marijuana in the 24th Judicial District Court. The conviction was based on evidence contained in two sealed brown envelopes seized by a police officer while Batiste was being treated for a gunshot wound at Charity Hospital in New Orleans.
The envelopes were taken to the police station and opened without benefit of a search warrant.
For the following reasons, we reverse Batiste...
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