Legal Opinion
State v. James
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 7, 2015No. 15-414PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREMILLION, Judge..
11 The Defendant, James Morris, appeals his sentence for possession of cocaine as constitutionally excessive. For the reasons that follow, we affirm Defendant’s sentence.
FACTS
On December 27, 2011, Defendant was observed by officers holding a conversation with a person known by them to bfe involved in illegal narcotics. Officers stopped the vehicle Defendant was driving for a traffic violation. During the stop, Defendant said he was coming from a different location than where he had just been seen, and he was nervous. Defendant granted the officers consent- to search, and a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- State v. DuncanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- State v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
- Grasser Contracting Co. v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
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