State Of Louisiana v. Kevin Charles Bruton

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2020 KW 0105

VERSUS

KEVIN CHARLES BRUTON APR 2 4 2020

In Re: Kevin Charles Bruton, applying for supervisory writs, 23rd Judicial District Court, Ascension Parish Court, No. 563856

BEFORE: HIGGINBOTHAM, PENZATO, AND LANIER, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. The attached investigative report shows the officer had probable cause to believe that relator violated

several traffic laws prior to conducting the traffic stop. As a

general matter, the decision to stop an automobile is reasonable where the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic

violation has occurred. La. Code Crim. P. art. 213( A)( 1); Whren v. United States, 517 U. S. 806, 810, 116 S. Ct. 1769, 1772, 135 L. Ed. 2d 89 ( 1996). See also State v. Lee, 2018- 0887 ( La. 10/ 29/ 18), 255 So. 3d 590 ( per curiam).

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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

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