Legal Opinion

State v. Ruffin

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 27, 1984No. 83-K-1698PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

448 So.2d 1274 (1984)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Jimmy RUFFIN.

No. 83-K-1698.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 27, 1984.

M. Michele Fournet, Frank J. Saia, Director, Georgia Wilemon, Baton Rouge, for defendant-applicant.

Ossie B. Brown, Dist. Atty., Kay Kirkpatrick, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-respondent.

BLANCHE, Justice.

Defendant, Jimmy Ruffin, was charged with receiving a stolen United States Treasury check in the amount of $898.18, in violation of La.R.S. 14:69. Defendant filed a motion to suppress the check and a metal copy of a social security card as products of an illegal search, and also…

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. State v. BourqueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  2. State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  3. State v. RaheemSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  4. State v. JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  5. State v. FisherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998

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