Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Tristan NEWSOME and Bryant Matthews
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 2016-03-24
Citations: 187 So. 3d 985
Docket Number: No. 2016-KK-0022
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Tristan NEWSOME and Bryant Matthews.
Judges: JOHNSON, C.J. would deny the writ application.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 187
Pages: 985–985

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Tristan NEWSOME and Bryant Matthews.
No. 2016-KK-0022.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 24, 2016.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
hWrit Granted.
For the reasons assigned by Judge Dennis R. Bagneris, Sr. in his dissent in State v. Newsome, 15-1117 (La.App. 4 Cir. 12/10/15) (an unpublished writ action) (Bagneris, J., dissenting), we grant the state's writ application and reverse the ruling of the trial court, which granted the defendants' motion to suppress evidence. We hereby deny the defendants' motion to suppress evidence. This matter is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.
REVERSED, MOTION DENIED, AND REMANDED.
JOHNSON, C.J. would deny the writ application.