State v. Duheart

hThe defendant, Dearieus Duheart, was charged by bill of information with a violation of R.S. 14:95.1 based on the allegation that a pat-down search of him conducted during a traffic stop revealed a firearm. The traffic stop was initiated by an officer who alleged he observed a violation of R.S. 32:101, which provides in pertinent part that “the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.” Defendant moved to suppress the firearm and statements he made during the traffic stop based, inter alia, on defendant’s…