Legal Opinion
State v. Powell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 12, 2001No. 2001-KA-0638PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
hPLOTKIN, Judge.
The first issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying the defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence. The second issue is whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion in limine to prohibit introduction of the scale and currency.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Defendant, Dwight W. Powell, was charged by bill of information with possession of between 28 and 200 grams of cocaine in violation of La. R.S. 40:967(F)(l)(a). Defendant pled not guilty at arraignment. Following a hearing, the trial court found probable cause existed and denied defendant’s motion…
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