WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY. Following a seizure of marijuana found in defendant's possession during a pat down search conducted "for officers' safety," the state presented a "48-hour affidavit" to the trial court for a determination under LSA-C.Cr.P. Art. 230.2 of whether there was probable cause to continue defendant in custody. The court declined to find probable cause, apparently ruling that the underlying seizure was not based on probable cause to search.
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