STATE v. LEWIS

No. 2011-KA-0889.

85 So.3d 150 (2012)

STATE of Louisiana v. Perry LEWIS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

February 1, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr. , District Attorney, Scott G. Vincent , Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for State of Louisiana.

Sherry Watters , Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

(Court composed of Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge PAUL A. BONIN, Judge DANIEL L. DYSART).


PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.

The trial court accepted Perry Lewis' guilty plea to the offense of simple possession of cocaine. Pleading under Crosby, Mr. Lewis reserved his right to appeal the trial court's adverse pretrial ruling which had denied his motion to suppress the evidence of the cocaine.1 Mr. Lewis argued that the police officer's seizure of a metallic black box and search of its contents violated his Fourth Amendment right...

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