Legal Opinion
State v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 8, 2012No. 2011-K-0915PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Justice.
|,We granted the state’s writ to consider the correctness of the appellate court’s decision which reversed the trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress evidence.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In this criminal matter, the defendant, Larry John Thompson, was charged by bill of information with possession with intent to distribute a Schedule II Controlled Dangerous Substance (cocaine), a violation of La. R.S. 40:967(A)(1). The charge arose out of the defendant’s arrest on May 29, 2008, at the Levingston Motel in Shreveport, Louisiana. Thompson, who claimed to be visiting his…
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