Legal Opinion
State v. Chaplain
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 29, 2013No. 2012-KA-1012PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge.
hThe Defendant, Patrick Chaplain, was charged by bill of information with possession of cocaine in violation of La. R.S. 40:967(C)(2).1 At arraignment he entered *1276a plea of not guilty. Subsequently, the Defendant filed several pretrial motions, including two motions to suppress.2 The trial court denied the motions to suppress and found probable cause to substantiate the charges.
The matter proceeded to trial, but resulted in a hung jury. After a second jury trial, the Defendant was found guilty of possession of cocaine. He filed a motion for appeal and motion for…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. SepulvadoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- State v. BeltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- State v. SheltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
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3Cited by5 opinions
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