Legal Opinion

State v. Thompson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 9, 2003No. 2002-K-0333PublishedCited by 231 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

842 So.2d 330 (2003)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

James THOMPSON.

No. 2002-K-0333.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 9, 2003.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., District Attorney, Scott D. Peebles, for Applicant.

W. Keith Hurtt, J., for Respondent.

KNOLL, Justice.

The defendant, James Thompson, was originally convicted of two counts of simple possession of heroin. On appeal, the Fourth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence as to count two, but reversed count one. The court of appeal found that the police had lacked reasonable suspicion to initially stop the defendant,…

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2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by231 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
  2. State v. William L. Witt(074468)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2015
  3. State v. WarrenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
  4. State v. GloverLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
  5. State v. LedfordLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005

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