State v. Washington

GULOTTA, Chief Judge.

Pursuant to State v. Crosby, 338 So.2d 584 (La.1976), defendant Billy Washington appeals from the denial of his motion to suppress evidence, having pled guilty to illegal possession of heroin, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:966. We affirm.

*359On the afternoon of August 1, 1986, plainclothes narcotics officers conducted a drug surveillance at the intersection of Gal-lier and Law Streets in New Orleans. An officer observed Washington converse briefly with another man and receive some cash from him. Less than a minute later, after defendant had walked approximately 30 feet in a…