State v. Boudoin

I,Granted. The ruling of the trial court which granted defendant’s motion to suppress is reversed and this case is remanded for further proceedings.

Although “citizen informant reports based on firsthand knowledge carry a high indicia of credibility,” State v. Brown, 09-2456, p. 7 (La.5/11/10), 35 So.3d 1069, 1073, the tip in the present case merely offered the citizen’s opinion that the three men the officers observed sitting in a park resembled men he had seen depicted in a Crime Stoppers bulletin. The tip did not purport to convey firsthand knowledge and thus did not alone provide…