Legal Opinion
State v. Francis
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 16, 2011No. Nos. 2010-KA-1149, 2010-KA-1150PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.
li During a frisk following a Terry stop, police officers seized cocaine from Jerrold Francis. The officers arrested Mr. Francis for possession of cocaine, a violation of LA. R.S. 40:967 C, and for resisting an officer, a violation of LA. R.S. 14:108. During pretrial proceedings, Mr. Francis filed a motion to suppress the evidence, asserting that the stop-and-frisk was unconstitutional and that the cocaine seized should be excluded from evidence. After the district judge denied his motion, Mr. Francis entered pleas of guilty to both offenses. But he reserved his right to…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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3Cited by23 opinions
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