State Of Louisiana v. James Washington

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2022 KW 0485 VERSUS JAMES O' NEAL WASHINGTON JULY 18, 2022 In Re: James O' Neal Washington, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of Washington, No. 20- CR5- 144509. BEFORE: HOLDRIDGE, PENZATO, AND LANIER, JJ. STAY DENIED. WRIT GRANTED. The trial court' s ruling denying relator' s motion to suppress is reversed. The search of the cigarette pack located inside relator' s pocket, which led to the discovery of illegal narcotics, exceeded the permissible scope of the pat -down sanctioned by…