GAUDIN, Judge.
This case involves the legality of a traffic stop only because the driver was not wearing a seat belt. We find that the state legislature intended to give police officers the right to make such stops; accordingly, the trial judge's denial of the defense's motion to suppress evidence seized after the stop is affirmed. The legislature's intent is expressed in LSA-R.S. 32:295.1, as amended.
On November 21, 1997, Trahan Henderson was driving in...
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