Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1977

Edwards Drive In, Inc. v. Yokum

Edwards Drive In, Inc. v. Yokum
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided November 29, 1977 · Sanders, Summers
352 So. 2d 1023; 1977 La. LEXIS 6748 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Edwards Drive In, Inc. v. Yokum

Dissenting Opinion

SANDERS, C. J.,

dissents from the granting of the motion to suppress, being of the opinion that the seizure should be reduced to one copy of the film.

SUMMERS, J., dissents.

Opinion of the Court

In re: Edwards Drive In, Inc. d/b/a Joy Drive In Theater and John Marcum d/b/a B. J.’s Pepper Patch, applying for writs of certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, and for stay order. Parish of Tangipahoa.

Writ granted. Search warrant quashed. Mass seizure. See Quantity of Copies of Books v. Kansas, 378 U.S. 205, 84 S.Ct. 1723, 12 L.Ed.2d 809 (1964). Motion to suppress granted. All materials seized ordered released to relator.

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