Legal Opinion

State v. Brady

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided September 9, 1991No. 90-KK-2415PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

585 So.2d 524 (1991)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Nona L. BRADY.

No. 90-KK-2415.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 9, 1991.

Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Valerie A. Welz, for plaintiff-applicant.

Ernest Lee Caulfield, Maurice A. Williams, for defendant-respondent.

LEMMON, Justice.

The issue before the court in this second degree murder case is whether the murder weapon and the bloody shirt apparently worn by defendant at the time of the stabbing should have been suppressed by the lower courts. We hold that the police officer who seized the evidence had probable cause to open the closet where the evidence…

Also in this document: Dissent · Calogero; Dissent · Dennis.

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. FlippoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2002
  2. State v. KirkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
  3. State v. MelbertLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
  4. State v. JacksonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
  5. State v. SimmonsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008

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