State v. Boykins

In re State of Louisiana;—Plaintiff; Applying For Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court Div. K, No. 512-662; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2013-K-0380.

Writ granted. The aroma of burning marijuana emanating from the defendant’s person provided the officers with a sufficient basis to conduct an investigatory stop. See, e.g. State v. Pineda, 11-746 (La.App. 5 Cir. 3/13/12), 90 So.3d 1163, 1169. The officer testified as to the “unique smell” of marijuana and explained that he could smell it from different distances depending on the “grade” of…