Legal Opinion
State v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 15, 2011No. 2009-KK-2352PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKimball, C.J.
_JjWe granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the court of appeal erred in granting the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence after finding the defendant’s unprovoked flight from an officer at 1:45 a.m. in a dimly lit, low-crime area did not justify a police officer’s investigatory stop of the defendant. For the reasons discussed herein, we reverse the court of appeal and conclude the officer had reasonable suspicion to conduct the stop.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
At approximately 1:45 a.m. on April 14, 2008, Sergeant Greg Brown of the Baker Police Department was patrolling…
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