Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Derrick THORNTON, Charles Bingham and Edward Jones
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1985-02-22
Citations: 463 So. 2d 1264
Docket Number: No. 85-KK-0337
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Derrick THORNTON, Charles Bingham and Edward Jones.
Judges: DIXON, C.J., would grant the writ. The state clearly did not carry its burden of supporting this warrantless arrest.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 463
Pages: 1264–1264

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Derrick THORNTON, Charles Bingham and Edward Jones.
No. 85-KK-0337.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Feb. 22, 1985.

Opinion:
IN RE: Thornton, Derrick; Applying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review, Stay; to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Number K-3223; Parish of Orleans Criminal District Court Div. "F" Number 303-796.
Denied.
DIXON, C.J., would grant the writ. The state clearly did not carry its burden of supporting this warrantless arrest.
CALOGERO, J., would grant. The trial judge's ruling was correct.