Legal Opinion

State v. Ansah

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided July 9, 2014No. 2013-KA-1236Published

1Opinion of the Court

MADELEINE M. LANDRIEU, Judge.

hThe defendant, Isaac Ansah, was convicted of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and sentenced to five years at hard labor. For the following *250reasons, we affirm Mr. Ansah’s conviction and sentence.

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Mr. Ansah was charged by bill of information on December 9, 2009, with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, a violation of Louisiana Revised Statute 40:966. On December 14, 2009, Mr. Ansah pled not guilty to the charge and filed motions to suppress evidence and statements, which were denied. Following a bench trial on…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. California v. Hodari D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. State v. HearoldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992

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