Legal Opinion
State v. Abrams
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 13, 1989No. 89-K-1002PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHOTT, Chief Judge.
On the State’s application we granted certiorari in order to consider the validity of the trial court’s judgment granting defendant’s motion to suppress evidence. The defendant is charged with possession of cocaine. Officer Fulton and his partner were in uniform on routine patrol on January 25, 1986 at about 8:45 p.m. when they saw three men standing on a street corner near the St. Thomas Housing project, an area known for its high volume of drug trafficking. The officers stopped their marked car and approached the subjects. As the officers approached, the defendant placed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Michigan v. ChesternutSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- State v. NeyreySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. EdwardsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. AbramsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- State v. GauthierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999