State v. O'BRIEN
Court of Appeals of Utah
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BENCH, Judge:
The State appeals the trial court’s final order dismissing the charges against Kelly O’Brien for two counts of possession of a controlled substance, one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, and one count of an open container in a motor vehicle. The State contends that the trial court erroneously granted defendant’s motion to suppress the seized evidence. We agree and reverse.
BACKGROUND
While patrolling Interstate 15 in Davis County, Trooper David Maycock observed defendant driving a truck with a wobbly front wheel. The trooper believed the wobbly wheel was unsafe and…
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- United States v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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