STATE v. TOVAR

No. 03-KA-513.

860 So.2d 51 (2003)

STATE of Louisiana v. Ricardo R. TOVAR.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

October 15, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry M. Boudreaux, Alan D. Alario, II, Assistant District Attorneys, Gretna, LA, for The State of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Bruce G. Whittaker, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Ricardo Tovar, Defendant-Appellant.

Panel composed of Judges MARION F. EDWARDS, CLARENCE E. McMANUS and WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD.


WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge.

On January 25, 2002, the defendant, Ricardo Tovar, was charged in a bill of information with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, in violation of LSA-R.S. 40:966(A).1 He pled not guilty and filed several pretrial motions, including a motion to suppress the evidence. A hearing was held on the motion to suppress evidence on July 10 and 25, 2002, after which...

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