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STATE v. WATSON

No. 99-KA-1448.

774 So.2d 232 (2000)

STATE of Louisiana v. Jimmy R. WATSON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 29, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Orleans Parish, Jane L. Beebe, Assistant District Attorney, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Louisiana, for plaintiff/appellee.

William R. Campbell, Jr., Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, Louisiana, for defendant/appellant.

Court composed of Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN, Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge PATRICK M. SCHOTT, Pro Tempore.

PLOTKIN, Judge.

The important issue in this case is whether the police officers properly stopped, searched and seized cocaine from the defendant, Jimmy R. Watson.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On January 24, 1996, the defendant was charged in Orleans Parish by bill of information with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, a violation of La.R.S. 40:967. At his arraignment on January 26, 1996, he pled not guilty. On April 4, 1996, the trial court...

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