by Andre Belanger | Apr 12, 2020 | criminal defense
Many routine traffic stops morph into a full fledge search of the car and its occupants. These searches are usually exceptions to the warrant requirement. Broadly speaking, they will fall into one of five categories: Plain view, Consent, K-9 sniff, incident...
by Andre Belanger | Apr 2, 2020 | criminal defense
Stop and frisk is an active form of policing that has come under scrutiny by various civil liberties groups. In essence, this is the power of the police to stop and detain someone then conduct a weapon pat down. Generally speaking, these tactics are deployed in high...
by Andre Belanger | Mar 26, 2020 | criminal defense
As discussed in an earlier post, there are 7 major exceptions to the rule that the police obtain a warrant before searching a person’s property. In this post we discuss the major exceptions to the rule. These exceptions are so pervasive that many believe the warrant...
by Andre Belanger | Mar 26, 2020 | criminal defense
Anyone accused of a crime in Louisiana may petition the court to suppress any seized evidence that will be used against him at trial upon grounds that it was unconstitutionally obtained. Broadly speaking, there are 3 categories of evidence sought to be suppressed:...
by Andre Belanger | Dec 28, 2018 | criminal defense
Search Warrants As a general rule, the police need the warrant to search you, your home, or your vehicle. However, the courts have created many exceptions to this rule allowing for many ͞warrantless search prosecutions. Nevertheless, an experienced lawyer is often...
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