Legal Question in Criminal Law in Louisiana
Police attain a search warrant for a vehicle looking for a weapon involved in a second degree battery. find 6 grams of cocaine during the search can they charge someone with the drugs even though the warrant was for a weapon?
Asked on 5/17/10, 12:29 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Andrew Casanave
Andrew M. Casanave
Unless there was no reason to look where the cocaine was located (eg. can't look for a gun in a matchbox) the drugs are probably admissable as evidence.
Answered on 5/22/10, 1:02 pm
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