State Of Louisiana v. Kevin Charles Bruton ( 2020 )

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2020 KW 0105
VERSUS
KEVIN CHARLES BRUTON
APR 2 4 2020
In Re: Kevin Charles Bruton, applying for supervisory writs,
23rd Judicial District Court, Ascension Parish Court,
No. 563856
BEFORE: HIGGINBOTHAM, PENZATO, AND LANIER, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. The attached investigative report shows the
officer had probable cause to believe that relator violated
several traffic laws prior to conducting the traffic stop. As a
general matter, the decision to stop an automobile is reasonable
where the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic
violation has occurred. La. Code Crim. P. art. 213( A)( 1); Whren
v. United States, 517 U. S. 806, 810, 116 S. Ct. 1769, 1772, 135
L. Ed. 2d 89 ( 1996). See also State v. Lee, 2018- 0887 ( La.
10/ 29/ 18), 255 So. 3d 590 ( per curiam).
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
DEPUTY COURT
FOR CLERK
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