Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Idaho Court of Appeals
Decided July 18, 2002No. 27238PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLansing, J.
In this appeal, Jeremy Johnson contends that a traffic stop that was admittedly lawful at its inception evolved into an unlawful detention. During the stop, a pat-down search for weapons turned up marijuana in Johnson’s pocket. This discovery led to Johnson’s arrest and further search, which revealed his possession of methamphetamine. Johnson’s motion to suppress the drug evidence was denied. We are asked to determine whether the discovery of the marijuana and methamphetamine was the product of an unlawful detention and unlawful frisk.
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BACKGROUND
The traffic stop was captured on videotape, and…
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