Legal Opinion
State of Louisiana v. Melvin Miguel
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 30, 2019No. 2018-KK-0711Published
1Opinion of the Court
Supreme Court of Louisiana FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #005 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA The Opinions handed down on the 30th day of January, 2019, are as follows: PER CURIAM: 2018-KK-0711 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MELVIN MIGUEL (Parish of Orleans) Finding that the totality of the circumstances present here gave the detective probable cause to believe the prescription bottle contained contraband, we find the plain view exception to the warrant requirement applies. Accordingly, we reverse the court of appeal, reinstate the district court’s ruling that denied defendant’s…
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