Legal Opinion

State v. Miller

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 12, 1997No. 97-K-2142PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

h WALTZER, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS

The defendant was charged with one count of possession of cocaine, a violation of LSA-R.S. 40:967(0(2). A motion to suppress the evidence was heard and granted on 11 August 1997. The prosecution invokes our supervisory jurisdiction.

*126 FACTS

On 8 April 1997, the defendant Samuel Miller was seen entering the restroom at the Amtrak station. He was followed into the restroom by an Amtrak officer. Once the officer was inside the restroom he saw the defendant and other men. The officer questioned the men to see if they had any business in the station, and he…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
Lewis v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
State v. AllenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996

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