State v. LeRoy

— Defendant was charged with posses*49sion of á controlled substance. After a hearing, the trial court entered an order suppressing the drugs seized from defendant’s automobile, holding that this evidence was obtained through an unreasonable search and seizure in violation of the fourth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.

The State petitioned the Court of Appeals for an extraordinary writ and a stay of proceedings. After hearing the motion; the Court of Appeals denied the writ. The State then filed in the Court of Appeals a notice of appeal from the trial court’s order to…