Legal Opinion
State v. Higgins
Utah Supreme Court
Decided November 10, 1994No. 920494PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON CERTIORARI TO THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS
STEWART, Associate Chief Justice:
The Utah Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Pamela Higgins for attempted possession of a contraband substance. State v. Higgins, 837 P.2d 9 (Utah Ct.App.1992), cert. granted, 857 P.2d 948 (Utah 1993). The case is now here on certiorari to review that court’s decision sustaining the trial court’s refusal to suppress cocaine found in Higgins’ possession at the time of her arrest. She contends that the court of appeals erred in holding that (1) she was not “seized” under the Fourth Amendment when police ran…
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- United States v. Miguel SandovalCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by11 opinions
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