Legal Opinion
State v. Spurgeon
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided September 28, 1995No. 940622-CAPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACKSON, Judge:
Brian Keith Spurgeon and Christopher Barry McFarland appeal their convictions for unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, a second degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-8(l)(a)(iv) (Supp.1995). Spurgeon and McFarland specifically challenge the trial court’s denial of their motions to suppress evidence. We affirm.
FACTS
Legal issues surrounding claimed violations of the Fourth Amendment’s search and seizure provisions, particularly legal issues surrounding the existence of probable cause are highly fact sensitive. We…
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