State v. Atkins

Supreme Court of Louisiana

State v. Atkins

821 So. 2d 483, 2002 La. LEXIS 2315, 2002 WL 1773367

CourtSupreme Court of Louisiana

DecidedJuly 16, 2002

DocketNo. 2002-KK-1963

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

This text of 821 So. 2d 483 (State v. Atkins) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Supreme Court of Louisiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

State v. Atkins, 821 So. 2d 483, 2002 La. LEXIS 2315, 2002 WL 1773367 (La. 2002).

Pincite

Opinion

In re State of Louisiana;—Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court Div. K, No. 430-694; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2002-K-1343.

Granted. The ruling of the trial court suppressing the evidence seized is reversed. The police officers’ fears that person(s) in the neighborhood who had observed the detention of Dorsey and Holmes would call to alert defendant to the police presence and that evidence would be destroyed was reasonable under the circumstances and constitute “exigent” circumstances, justifying police entrance into the apartment without the warrant yet being issued.

CALOGERO, C.J., would deny the writ. JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

In re State of Louisiana;—Plaintiff; Applying for Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs, Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court Div. K, No. 430-694; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 2002-K-1343.

Granted. The ruling of the trial court suppressing the evidence seized is reversed. The police officers’ fears that person(s) in the neighborhood who had observed the detention of Dorsey and Holmes would call to alert defendant to the police presence and that evidence would be destroyed was reasonable under the circumstances and constitute “exigent” circumstances, justifying police entrance into the apartment without the warrant yet being issued.

CALOGERO, C.J., would deny the writ. JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

821 So. 2d 483, 2002 La. LEXIS 2315, 2002 WL 1773367, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/state-v-atkins-la-2002.

Opinion

Related

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack