Legal Opinion
State v. Hamilton
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 13, 2000No. 2000-K-1176PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJjBYRNES, J.
We grant the State’s writ application to review the trial court’s ruling that granted the defendant Ronald J. Hamilton’s motion to suppress the evidence. The defendant was charged with possession of cocaine, a violation of La. R.S. 40:967(02, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1. We reverse and remand.
At the April 6, 2000 hearing Officer Randy Greenup testified that on July 6, 1999 he and his partner, Officer Derrick Williams, were on pro-active patrol in the area of Frenchman and Claiborne near the Bottom Line nightclub. The officers saw a group of…
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