Legal Opinion
State v. Davis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 19, 1978No. 61420PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
359 So.2d 986 (1978)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Alton M. DAVIS.
No. 61420.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 19, 1978.
Harold Douglas, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Joseph E. Roberts, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.
DENNIS, Justice.
This case raises the question of whether a policeman has the right to stop a citizen for questioning merely because he is smoking a hand-rolled cigarette. We answer the question in the negative and reverse the judgment of the trial court for the reasons…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- State v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- State v. RagsdaleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
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