STATE v. PALMER

No. 98-K-2236.

723 So.2d 1040 (1998)

STATE of Louisiana v. Lennox PALMER.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

November 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, District Attorney for Orleans Parish, Juliet L. Clark, Assistant District Attorney of Orleans Parish, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Relator.

Robert Glass, Glass & Reed, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Respondent.

Court composed of Judge DENIS A. BARRY, Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN, Judge MOON LANDRIEU.


BARRY, Judge.

The trial court suppressed evidence seized when police stopped the defendant for violating the safety belt law, La. R.S. 32:295.1. We grant certiorari and we affirm.

Facts

Trooper Kurt Vorhoff testified that he saw the defendant driving without a safety belt. Vorhoff activated his lights and siren. He said the defendant repeatedly leaned forward as though reaching under the seat, then stopped his car. The defendant exited his...

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