Legal Opinion
State v. Lopez
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided May 5, 1992No. 900484-CAPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion
AMENDED OPINION UPON REHEARING1
BILLINGS, Associate Presiding Judge:
The State of Utah filed this interlocutory appeal from an order granting defendant Gerard Lopez’s motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a police traffic stop and subsequent inventory search of defendant’s vehicle. On appeal, the State argues the trial court erred in: (1) Determining the police officer did not have a reasonable suspicion to believe the driver was driving without a license, and (2) determining the stop was a pretext stop. We reverse and remand.
I. FACTS
The question of whether a warrantless police…
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