Legal Opinion

State v. Pratt

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided September 4, 2009No. 2008-KK-1819PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM. 1

| granted. The trial court’s grant of defendant’s motion to suppress is reversed and this case is remanded for further proceedings.

As a general matter, “[t]he determination of reasonable suspicion for an investigatory stop, or probable cause for an arrest, does not rest on the officer’s subjective beliefs or attitudes but turns on a completely objective evaluation of all of [the] circumstances known to the officer at the time of his challenged action.” State v. Katie, 96-2650, p. 1 (La.9/19/97), 699 So.2d 879, 880 (citing Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806, 116 S.Ct. 1769, 135…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. California v. AcevedoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Cardwell v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Pennsylvania v. LabronSupreme Court of the United States · 1996

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. SURTAINSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2010
  2. State v. GatesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2014
  3. State v. GaytonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
  4. State v. ButlerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
  5. McMasters v. Department of PoliceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015

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