Legal Opinion

State v. Melson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 29, 1973No. 53610PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

284 So.2d 873 (1973)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Byron Bernel MELSON.

No. 53610.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 29, 1973.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 1973.

Robert Glass, New Orleans, for defendant-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., LeRoy A. Hartley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jim Garrison, Dist. Atty., Frank Klein, Louise Korns, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-respondent.

DIXON, Justice.

Writs were granted in this case to determine whether, on a motion to suppress, a defendant could traverse the accuracy of the factual statements in the affidavit upon which a search warrant was issued.

Two search…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part; Dissent.

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Rugendorf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. State v. PacieraSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  3. State v. NixSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  4. State v. OvertonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  5. State v. ReySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977

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