Legal Opinion

State v. Barras

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 19, 2009No. 2009 KA 0014PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWelch, J.

|2The defendant, Adam Anthony Barras, was charged by bill of information with one count of possession of heroin, a violation of La. R.S. 40:966(C). The defendant initially entered a plea of not guilty and filed a motion to suppress evidence. After the trial court denied the defendant’s motion to suppress, he entered a guilty plea pursuant to State v. Crosby, 338 So.2d 584 (La.1976), reserving his right to appeal the trial court’s ruling on the motion to suppress.

The trial court sentenced the defendant to serve five years at hard labor, suspended the sentence, and placed the defendant on…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. State v. CrosbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State of Tennessee v. Jerry Lee HanningTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
  2. State of Tennessee v. Jerry Lee HanningTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
  3. State v. BarrasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009

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