Legal Opinion
State v. Lala
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 3, 2008No. 2008-KA-0484PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge.
|, STATEMENT OF CASE
On May 7, 2007, the defendant, Karen A. Lala, was charged by a bill of information with possession of cocaine. She pled not guilty at arraignment. A hearing on defense motions was held on July 11, 2007, at which the trial court denied defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence and found probable cause. On October 9, 2007, the defendant elected trial by jury. Prior to trial, defendant filed a motion in limine seeking to prevent the State from introducing a spoon containing heroin residue. The trial court denied the motion on the basis that the spoon…
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