State v. Brown

BOWES, Judge.

Defendant, Willie D. Brown, was charged by a bill of information with violating R.S. 40:966, possession of marijuana. A motion to suppress evidence was filed. It was heard and denied on October 29, 1984, and this writ ensued.

Relator assigns and argues the following three alleged errors:

1. The district court erred in upholding the search of defendant’s person when the police officer did not have reasonable cause to arrest the defendant for the crime of disturbing the peace (LSA-R.S. 14:103).

2. The district court erred in upholding a search incidental to an arrest for a misdemeanor…