State v. Thornton

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 22, 1985

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 1985-02-22

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Decided 1985-02-22

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Cited by 28 later decisions — most recently June 2014 · most notably Sanders v. Ashland Oil, Inc. (1997), Guidry v. American Public Life Insurance (2007)

5 federal appellate · 22 state decisions

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¶1IN RE: Thornton, Derrick; Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review, Stay; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Number K-3223; Parish of Orleans Criminal District Court Div. “F” Number 303-796.

¶2Denied.

DIXON, C.J., would grant the writ. The state clearly did not carry its burden of supporting this warrantless arrest.CALOGERO, J., would grant. The trial judge’s ruling was correct.