State v. Olive’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “"A law enforcement officer may stop a person in a public place whom he reasonably suspects is involved in criminal activity, including a traffic violation. La.C. Cr.P. art. 215.1(A). State v. Thibodeaux, 531 So.2d 284 (La.App. 3d Cir.1987); State v. Franklin, 511 So.2d 108 (La. App. 3d Cir.1987), writ denied, 514 So.2d 132 (La.1987). Considering Olive's observed dangerous driving, the stop was legal. The troopers then placed defendant under arrest and conducted a warrantless search of the car. The trial court found and we agree, that the circumstances gave the officers probable cause to search the car. The officers testified that they detected the odor of marijuana, not only on the defendant's person, but also a strong odor of drying marijuana in the car itself. This alone supports a finding of probable cause for a search. See State v. Garcia, 519 So.2d 788 (La. App. 1st Cir.1987), writ denied, 530 So.2d 85 (La.1988), and cases therein cited."”

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