State v. Friddle

Supreme Court of Louisiana
State v. Friddle, 435 So. 2d 421 (La. 1983)
1983 La. LEXIS 12572
Dennis

State v. Friddle

Opinion of the Court

DENNIS, Justice,

concurring in part and dissenting in part.

I respectfully concur in part and dissent in part.

*422I concur in the remana of the case for retrial of the motion to suppress relative to the issue of the majority’s treatment of the warrantless entry into defendant’s motel residence.

I believe that State v. Brown, 387 So.2d 567 (La. 1980) should be given retroactive effect. In State v. Ranker, 343 So.2d 189 (La. 1977), this court expressed “grave doubts” about the constitutionality of a warrantless arrest in the home. Thus, United States v. Peltier, 422 U.S. 531, 95 S.Ct. 2313, 45 L.Ed.2d 374 (1975) is not authority for the court’s decision, in this case.

Reference

Full Case Name
STATE of Louisiana v. James W. FRIDDLE
Status
Published