State v. Brown
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
GUIDRY, Justice.*
| tIn this criminal prosecution for possession with intent to distribute marijuana, evidence was seized from within one unit of a dual residence during a warrantless search, conducted by police acting on information from a citizen informant asserting she had authority over the premises and stating the persons in the residence were trespassers. The issue is whether the evidence should be suppressed. Following a hearing, the district court denied the defendant’s motion to suppress. The defendant sought review in the court of appeal, which reversed the district court ruling.
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- Chapman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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