LA3: “Defendant may not retreat to the curtilage of his home to avoid arrest.”

“Defendant may not retreat to the curtilage of his home to avoid arrest.” State v. Nolan, 2019 La. App. LEXIS 1085 (La. App. 3 Cir. June 12, 2019).

The smell of marijuana was justification for search of defendant’s person. A patdown produced drugs but not a weapon. United States v. Colbert, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97070 (S.D. Ind. June 10, 2019).*

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