Legal Opinion

State v. Button

Idaho Court of Appeals

Decided November 28, 2001No. 27136PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PERRY, Judge.

Tommy Button appeals from his judgment of conviction for possession of methamphetamine. Button argues that the district court erred when it denied his motion to suppress. Button contended in his motion that his arrest for carrying a concealed weapon was illegal because the weapon was not concealed within the meaning of I.C. § 18-3302(9). We affirm.

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BACKGROUND

On July 12, 2000, Button was a passenger in a ear that was owned by him and stopped by a police officer for the fictitious display of license plates. During the course of the traffic stop, the officer arrested the driver for…

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