Writ granted. The trial court's ruling is reversed, and the defendant's motion to suppress is granted. Under the circumstances, the detention of the defendant amounted to a de facto arrest for which the police needed probable cause, not simply reasonable suspicion for an investigatory stop. State v. Broussard, 00-3230, pp. 3-4 (La.5/24/02),
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