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  The U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Blood Tests for Drunk Driving Suspects Require a Search Warrant. Regarding Evictions, Louisiana Bailment Law / The unfortunate fact of the matter is, if a tenant abandons property the law imposes upon you, the landlord, a duty to serve as the custodian of the tenant’s property. As custodian, you are responsible for the safekeeping of the items the tenant left behind. This is referred to as bailment, which is defined as the process of placing personal property or goods in the temporary custody or control of another. If the Notice to Quit has been served, the required number of days have passed, and the tenant and/or his belongings still occupy the premises, the landlord must then file with the court (District Court, City Court, Justice of the Peace) a Rule to Show Cause. A court date, not earlier than the third day after service, is scheduled and the tenant is served notice to appear. Again, if the tenant cannot be found, the notice is posted on a door. On October 15, 1999, the trial court granted defendant’s Motion to Suppress. In its judgment 3 suppressing the evidence, the trial court relied on our decision in State v. Parms, 523 So. 2d 1293 (La. 1988), which not only invalidated a DWI checkpoint under the Fourth Amendment for lack of neutral criteria to govern the police performing the DWI stops, but also strongly questioned whether, in light of the “higher emphasis on individual freedom [placed by La.Const. 1974, art. I, § 5] than that found in the federal constitution,” checkpoints “could ever pass muster under the LouisianaConstitution.” Parms, 523 So. 2d at 1303. Finding that the insurance checkpoint in the present case similarly lacked neutral criteria ;State, 98-0611 (La. 7/8/98), 714 So. 2d 1244. Nonetheless, the appellate court affirmed, holding that the State violated defendant’s constitutional rights under Parms and Church because itfailed to establish that the checkpoint complied with objective standards and neutral criteria. The Constitution of the United States guarantees "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures." U.S. Const. Amend. IV. The Fourth Amendment is enforceable against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. Mapp v. Ohio,
  By Gabriel Trosclair, January 26, 2017

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