Legal Opinion

State v. Robinson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 26, 2014No. 13-KA-788Published

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTA. CHAISSON, Judge.

|2In this appeal, defendant, Jonathan Robinson, challenges his conviction and sentence for possession of cocaine. The only issue presented is whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion to suppress evidence. For the reasons that follow, we find that the trial court erred in denying this motion, and accordingly, we vacate defendant’s guilty plea and sentence and remand this matter to the trial court for further proceedings.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On June 17, 2013, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of information charging defendant with…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. State v. CrosbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  3. Ross Milling Co. v. GilibertiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
  4. Associated Motors, Inc. v. BurkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
  5. Mathes v. SchwingLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929

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