State v. Thompson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided November 15, 1996

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 1996-11-15

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently July 2005

4 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“whether the unannounced search was reasonable in view of any law enforcement interests that may have been present at the time.”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 693 So. 2d 282 - State v. Thompson

Relies on Wilson v. Arkansas

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1996-11-15

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¶1In re State of Louisiana; — Plaintiffs); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Orleans, Criminal District Court, Div. “D”, No. 378-975; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, No. 96KW-0899.

¶2Granted. Judgment of the trial court is vacated and set aside. Case remanded to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing and determination of whether the unannounced search was reasonable in view of any law enforcement interests that may have been present at the time. See Wilson v. Arkansas, - U.S. -, 115 S.Ct. 1914, 131 L.Ed.2d 976 (1995).

JOHNSON, J., would deny the writ.WATSON, J., not on panel.