Legal Opinion

State v. Truss

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided July 25, 1975No. 55979PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

317 So.2d 177 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Dannie Paul TRUSS.

No. 55979.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

July 25, 1975.

Donald T. W. Phelps, Seale, Smith & Phelps, Baton Rouge, for defendant-relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ossie Brown, Dist. Atty., John Sinquefield, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-respondent.

DIXON, Justice.

Dannie Paul Truss was arrested May 25, 1974; on October 15, 1974 a bill of information was filed charging him with possession of heroin in violation of R.S. 40:966(C). A motion to suppress was denied. On defendant's application, we…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. State v. SaiaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  4. State v. WinesberrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
  5. State v. ScottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. State v. BeltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. ThibeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  4. State v. MorenoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  5. State v. CliftSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976

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