State v. Melton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
412 So.2d 1065 (1982)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Roberto MELTON.
No. 81-K-2946.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 5, 1982.
William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., William Credo, Kerry Hogan, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-relator.
Sheldon G. Fernandez, Gretna, for defendant-respondent.
WATSON, Justice.
The issue is whether the trial court erred in suppressing forty Quaaludes seized from the defendant, Roberto Melton.
At the hearing on the motion to suppress, the only witness was Officer Bobby Hollingsworth of the Gretna Police Department.…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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