Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 27, 2009No. 08-KA-390PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARENCE E. McMANUS, Judge.
|2Pefendant, Arthur Thomas, was convicted of one count of possession of cocaine, and sentenced to five years at hard labor. Defendant now appeals from his conviction and sentence.
The following facts were adduced at defendant’s trial. Sergeant Curtis Mat*82thews, a narcotics officer with the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office, testified that he participated in the investigation leading to the arrest of defendant, Arthur Thomas, for possession of cocaine. Sergeant Matthews stated that at 7:00 p.m. on June 26, 2006, he began surveillance of the residence at 605 North Lester…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- State v. OliveauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. WeilandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. VentrisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
- State v. AstonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- State v. ClementLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
- State v. AdamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- State v. CortezLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
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