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STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 2002-K-0333.

842 So.2d 330 (2003)

STATE of Louisiana v. James THOMPSON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 9, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., District Attorney, Scott D. Peebles, for Applicant.

W. Keith Hurtt, J., for Respondent.

KNOLL, Justice.

The defendant, James Thompson, was originally convicted of two counts of simple possession of heroin. On appeal, the Fourth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence as to count two, but reversed count one. The court of appeal found that the police had lacked reasonable suspicion to initially stop the defendant, and as a result, lacked probable cause for the subsequent arrest and search of the...

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