STATE v. LAWRENCE

No. 2002-K-0363.

817 So.2d 1216 (2002)

STATE of Louisiana v. James LAWRENCE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 8, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Kellie Rish, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, Louisiana, for the State.

Court composed of Chief Judge WILLIAM H. BYRNES, III, Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN, and Judge JAMES F. MCKAY III.


WILLIAM H. BYRNES, III, Judge.

The State of Louisiana requests a review of the trial court's ruling that granted the defendant, James Lawrence's motion to suppress the evidence. We reverse and remand.

At issue is whether the officers seized the drugs without a prior unlawful intrusion into Lawrence's right to be free from governmental interference. The question is whether the officers had probable cause to arrest, or reasonable suspicion for an investigatory...

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