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STATE v. BARBIER

No. 98-KK-2923.

743 So.2d 1236 (1999)

STATE of Louisiana v. Cade M. BARBIER.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 8, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher John Boudreaux, Thibodaux, Counsel for Applicant.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Walter Naquin, Jr., District Attorney, Louis Thaddeus Toups, Thibodaux, Counsel for Respondent.

Robert Stephen Glass, New Orleans, Counsel for Louisiana Association of Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae.

TRAYLOR, Justice.*

We granted writs in this matter to determine whether the 1995 legislative amendment to the compulsory safety belt law, La.Rev.Stat. Ann. 32:295.1,1 allows law enforcement officers to lawfully detain motorists, solely on the basis of a suspected violation of that section. In the instant case, Defendant was stopped by a Louisiana State Trooper after he observed Defendant operating his vehicle...

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