State v. Carter

11 The state has charged defendant by bill of information with possession of stolen property valued at more than $500, in violation of La.R.S. 14:69. Defendant moved to suppress the evidence, consisting of items taken in a residential burglary and concealed in a nylon bag, seized on May 29, 2009, by the police from a house locat ed at 4234 St. Anthony Street in New Orleans. The trial court denied the motion and the Fourth Circuit denied review. We granted defendant’s writ application to review the rulings below and reverse because the state failed to carry its burden of demonstrating that the…