Legal Opinion

State v. Hill

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided September 8, 1999No. 99-K-1021PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

pBYRNES, Judge.

The State requests a review of the magistrate court’s ruling which granted the defendant Derwin Hill’s motion to suppress evidence and statement. We reverse and remand.

On January 27,1999 the State filed a bill of information charging Derwin Hill with possession of marijuana (first offense), a violation of La. R.S. 40:966(D)(1). After a hearing on the defendant’s motion to suppress on April 1,1999, the magistrate commissioner granted the motion and suppressed the evidence. The State’s writ application followed.

At the motion hearing Officer Alvin Poole testified that on December…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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  3. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. DelgadoSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2010
  2. State v. YoungLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008

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