Legal Opinion

State v. Butler

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided October 27, 2009No. 09-KA-314PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.

12Pefendant Jeffery J. Butler appeals his conviction by a jury of possession of co caine, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967 C. Defendant received a sentence of five years at hard labor. 1 On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. Finding no error, we affirm defendant’s conviction.

Factual Background and Procedural History

Deputy Louis Adams of the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office testified at trial that on April 1, 2005, he responded to a report of suspicious persons and narcotics activity at the Zephyr Car Wash located at…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. HernandezLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  2. State v. BeasonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  3. State v. TerranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011

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