Legal Opinion
State v. Simmons
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 20, 2012No. 2011-K-1280PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
hOn October 27, 2009, New Orleans police officers arrested the defendant/respondent after observing him discard what a crime laboratory later determined were 14 individually wrapped rocks of cocaine. The state subsequently charged respondent by bill of information with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of La.R.S. 40:967(A)(2). On February 24, 2010, the state filed notice, pursuant to La.R.S. 15:501(A), of its intent to introduce the crime lab’s certificate of analysis at respondent’s forthcoming trial set for May 18, 2010, as prima facie evidence that the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- State v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
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- State v. BeauchampLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2010
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3Cited by13 opinions
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