Legal Opinion
State v. Sterling
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 22, 1983No. 83 KA 0639PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
444 So.2d 273 (1983)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
Melvin STERLING.
No. 83 KA 0639.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.
December 22, 1983.
Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., Joseph N. Lotwick, Asst. Dist. Atty., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee.
Paula Cobb, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.
Before SHORTESS, LANIER and CRAIN, JJ.
LANIER, Judge.
The defendant, Melvin Sterling, was charged with armed robbery in violation of La.R.S. 14:64. Sterling filed a motion to suppress an inculpatory statement he gave to police officers alleging that the statement was the product of an illegal arrest. The trial judge…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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3Cited by23 opinions
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