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STATE v. McVAN

No. 32,434-KW.

744 So.2d 641 (1999)

STATE of Louisiana, Respondent, v. Steve Allen McVAN, Applicant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

March 11, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly, Townsend & Thomas By Thomas Taylor Townsend, Natchitoches, Counsel for Steve Allen McVan.

Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General, William R. Jones, District Attorney, Counsel for State of Louisiana.

Before NORRIS, C.J., and BROWN and DREW, JJ.

WRIT DENIED.

At question here is whether or not the initial detention of a motorist by Deputy Longino violates Art. I, Section 5 of the Louisiana Constitution which establishes our citizens' right of privacy or "the right to be left alone." Defense counsel incorrectly argues that probable cause was required for the stop. For over three decades, the standard required for an investigative detention is the much lower "reasonable suspicion...

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