Legal Opinion
State v. James
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 5, 2008No. 2007-KA-1104PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN A. LOMBARD, Judge.
I,The defendant/appellant Darell James pleaded guilty to simple possession of crack cocaine, a violation of La.Rev.Stat. 40:967, but reserved the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress the evidence pursuant to State v. Crosby, 338 So.2d 584 (La.1976). After review of the record in light of the applicable law and arguments of the parties, we reverse the ruling of the trial court, vacate the appellant’s guilty plea and sentence, and remand the matter to the trial court for further proceedings.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- State v. CrosbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- State v. KalieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
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