Legal Opinion

State v. Elliott

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 16, 2010No. 2009-KK-1727PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GUIDRY, Justice. *

| ]At issue in this prosecution for operating a vehicle while intoxicated is whether a 911 call placed by occupants of a vehicle following the defendant, and reporting traffic violations, can suffice to provide probable cause or reasonable suspicion to stop the defendant. Following a hearing, the district court granted the defendant’s motion to suppress “all evidence discovered as a result of [the] initial approach and subsequent seizure of Mr. Elliott [by the police].” The State sought review in the court of appeal, which found no error in the district court’s ruling. We…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. J. L.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Florida v. JLSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian Edward BUTLER, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  5. State v. LandrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1999

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. GatesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2014
  2. In re StateLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
  3. State v. CalisteLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
  4. State v. GoldenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
  5. State v. MulderLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011

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