Sandy City v. Thorsness

Defendant was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol. He appeals after entering a conditional no contest plea to the offense. His plea was conditional in order to preserve this appeal challenging the denial of his pretrial motion to suppress all evidence because of an illegal traffic stop. See State v. Sery, 758 P.2d 935, 939 (Utah App.1988).

On appeal, defendant argues that he was stopped without any reasonable suspicion by the officer who followed him. Therefore, defendant claims, his stop was illegal and the subsequent evidence resulting in his conviction should have been…