AMY, Judge.
In this consolidated criminal matter, the defendants were stopped, in separate, unrelated occurrences, for violation of La.R.S. 32:295.1 which regulates the wearing of seat belts in vehicles. In each of the cases, the defendant argued that La.R.S. 32:295.1 is not a primary offense, i.e., one for which they could initially be stopped, and, therefore, that the stops were unlawful. In one of cases, the defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained...
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