Legal Opinion
State v. Friesen
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided September 16, 1999No. 981540-CAPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINS, Presiding Judge:
¶ 1 The State appeals the trial court’s order of dismissal based on defendant Clark Friesen’s successful motion to suppress for lack of reasonable suspicion. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2 On October 20, 1997, a Utah Highway Patrol trooper observed Friesen traveling northbound on Interstate 15 near Nephi, Utah. The trooper noticed that Friesen’s vehicle was missing a front license plate, and decided to pull Friesen over. Before the trooper activated his lights and stopped Friesen, he observed a Wyoming license plate attached to the rear bumper of Fries-en’s vehicle.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
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- State v. PenaUtah Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. LopezUtah Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. JamesCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1993
- Bruner v. CarverUtah Supreme Court · 1996
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3Cited by13 opinions
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