STATE v. ZITO

No. 81-KA-1055.

406 So.2d 167 (1981)

STATE of Louisiana v. Deborah E. ZITO.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 16, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., John M. Mamoulides, Dist. Atty., Abbott J. Reeves, William W. Hall, Asst. Dist. Attys., for plaintiff-appellee.

Wayne Douglas Mancuso, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.


DIXON, Chief Justice.*

Defendant pleaded guilty to possession of quaaludes following the denial of her motion to suppress. She was given a one year suspended sentence and fined $500 plus costs. The issue presented is whether the evidence was illegally seized.

At approximately 2:00 a. m. on August 3, 1980 nineteen year old Deborah Zito was in a car talking with David Gast, her boyfriend, and David Verret, who was standing outside...

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