State Of Louisiana v. Jesse Dillon Salter

STATE OF LOUISIANA

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2021 KW 0821

VERSUS

JESSE DILLON SALTER OCTOBER 04, 2021

In Re: State of Louisiana, applying for supervisory writs,

22nd Judicial District Court, Parish St.
of
Tammany,
Nos. 3316- F- 2020, 3317- M- 2020.

BEFORE: McCLENDON, WELCH, AND THERIOT, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. The trial court' s ruling granting the motion
to suppress the revolver and the methamphetamine is reversed,

and this matter is remanded for further proceedings. An officer
does not violate the Fourth Amendment by making a traffic stop
when the officer
randomly checks a license plate number of a
vehicle on a public road. State v. Weber, 2013- 1851 ( La.
5/ 30/ 14), 139 So. 3d 519, 522 ( per curiam). The officer

conducted a proper traffic that driver
stop after learning the
did not have insurance on the vehicle. See State v. Prince,
50, 548 ( La. App. 2nd Cir. 4/ 13/ 16), 195 So. 3d 6. Upon obtaining
consent from James to search the vehicle, the officer found and
properly seized the gun and drugs. See State v. Coleman, 2014-
0402 ( La. 2/ 26/ 16), 188 So. 3d 174, 192.

PMC
JEW

MRT

COURT APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

EP TY CLERK) DF COURT
FOR THE COURT