Legal Opinion

State v. Phillip James Morgan

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided January 25, 2013No. 38305PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HORTON, Justice.

This case arises from the traffic stop and subsequent arrest of Phillip James Morgan. A Boise City police officer observed Morgan driving in a way that caused the officer to believe Morgan was trying to avoid him. The officer initiated a traffic stop after observing that Morgan’s vehicle did not have a front license plate and after Morgan stopped his vehicle on a roadway, believing these to be violations of I.C. §§ 49-428 and 49-659, respectively. Morgan was subsequently arrested for DUI. Morgan filed a motion to suppress all evidence garnered from the traffic stop, arguing…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. State v. BishopIdaho Supreme Court · 2009
  5. State v. HenageIdaho Supreme Court · 2007

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