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STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jamiel JEFFERSON, Defendant-Appellee.
    No. 28142-KW.
    Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.
    Aug. 30, 1995.
    
      Paul Joseph Carmouche, District Attorney, Donald Edgar Hathaway, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Shreveport, for appellant.
    Jamiel Jefferson, in pro. per.
    Before SEXTON, LINDSAY and BROWN, JJ.
   WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY. Following a seizure of marijuana found in defendant’s possession during a pat down search conducted “for officers’ safety,” the state presented a “48-hour affidavit” to the trial court for a determination under LSA-C.Cr.P. Art. 230.2 of whether there was probable cause to continue defendant in custody. The court declined to find probable cause, apparently ruling that the underlying seizure was not based on probable cause to search.

The trial court erred. The only issue properly before it was whether the “48-hour affidavit” presented probable cause to continue defendant in custody. The issue of the existence of probable cause to search is properly raised by a motion to suppress. The trial court’s ruling is reversed and probable cause is determined. The matter is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.