Legal Opinion
State v. Evans
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 24, 1998No. 98-K-0992PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
|,WALTZER, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On 11 March 1997, the defendant, Eugene Evans, was charged by bill of information with possession of marijuana. At his ar*696raignment on 9 April 1997 the defendant pled not guilty. On 15 April 1998 the motion hearing was held, along with the trial of the case by the trial judge. Following the hearing, the court granted the defense’s motion to suppress the evidence. The prosecution invokes our supervisory power to decide whether marijuana seized pursuant to a warrant, expressly authorizing the search for weapons, was properly suppressed.
FACTS
At the motion…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- State v. FeebackSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State v. AppacrombieLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
- State v. BrouilletteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- State v. HunterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
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