State v. SURTAIN
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Justice. 1
| , The issue is whether the district court erred in suppressing crack cocaine and heroin seized from the back pocket of the defendant, Graylin Surtain. 2 Finding that the district court and the court of appeal were improperly constrained in them analysis of the facts by the officers’ characterization of the search, we reverse the lower courts’ suppression of the evidence and remand for further proceedings.
FACTS and PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 31, 2007, the New Orleans Police Department operated a two-man surveillance team in the 1300 block of Bien-ville Street in New Orleans.…
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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