Legal Opinion

Speten v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided June 9, 2008No. S-07-0253PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VOIGT, Chief Justice.

[T1] This is an appeal from the district court's denial of a motion to suppress as evidence methamphetamine discovered during a warrantless search of the appellant's purse. The appellant entered a conditional plea of nolo contendere to possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-7-103l{(a)() (LexisNexis 2007), reserving her right to appeal that denial. See W.R.Cr.P. ll1(a)(2). We conclude that the search of the appellant's purse violated neither the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution nor Article 1, Section…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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