Legal Opinion
State v. Alverez
Utah Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 2006No. 20050468PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DURHAM, Chief Justice:
INTRODUCTION
{1 Defendant Ernesto Alverez was convicted of two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Before trial, he moved to suppress the admission of the drugs into evidence, arguing the police actions that led to the discovery of the drugs constituted an unreasonable search and seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The district court denied his motion and the court of appeals affirmed. We granted certiorari to review the decision of the court of appeals and now affirm.
FACTS
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2Cases cited31 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by49 opinions
- State v. WorwoodUtah Supreme Court · 2007
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- State v. DuranUtah Supreme Court · 2007
- State v. RoybalUtah Supreme Court · 2010
- State v. Van DykeCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2009
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