Legal Opinion

State v. Fontenot

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 1, 1982No. 81-K-2809PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

410 So.2d 1112 (1982)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

John A. FONTENOT.

No. 81-K-2809.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 1, 1982.

Steven L. Mayer of Hamilton & Mayer, Baton Rouge, for defendant-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Aubert D. Talbot, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-respondent.

CALOGERO, Justice.

The principal question presented in this case is whether the trial judge erred in refusing to suppress marijuana and a controlled dangerous substance (diazepam) found on defendant's person following his arrest for disturbing the…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. CrosbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  2. Lewis v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. White v. MorrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  4. City of New Orleans v. LyonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  5. City of Monroe v. DucasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State in Interest of WBLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  2. State v. ChampagneLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
  3. State v. BoudreauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  4. State v. CollinsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
  5. State v. DrouliaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997

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