Legal Opinion
State v. Umezulike
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 9, 2003No. 02-1165PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| THIBODEAUX, Judge.
The Defendant, Ifiany 0. Umezulike, challenges the constitutionality of La.R.S. 13:716(B)(1), which authorizes the commissioner of the Fifteenth Judicial District to sign search warrants. He entreats us to reverse the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress and exclude the admission of evidence seized pursuant to the search warrant.
On January 28, 2000, Commissioner Diana Simon of the Fifteenth Judicial District issued a search warrant for the vehicle and home of the Defendant. Subsequently, on October 5, 2000, a bill of information was signed, charging the Defendant…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mathews v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. RaddatzSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Perschall v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- State v. AzarSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. UmezulikeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
- State v. AdamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004
- State of Louisiana v. Corey Marquee Adams, Whitney Batiste, and Horatio AdamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004