Legal Opinion
State v. STAPA
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 27, 2010No. 45,773-KW, 45,774-KWPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JjWRIT GRANTED and MADE PEREMPTORY; REMANDED.
In this DWI 1st prosecution, the State of Louisiana seeks review of the granting of a motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a traffic stop. For the following reasons, the suppression is reversed, and the case remanded for further proceedings.
A Greenwood police officer lived on Benton Road in Bossier Parish. She was driving home from work in her police vehicle. She was traveling north on Benton Road when defendant turned onto Benton Road heading north without his lights on. Within a quarter mile, defendant did turn on his lights but…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Florida v. J. L.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Michigan Department of State Police v. SitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Florida v. JLSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- State v. ElliottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2010
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