State v. Heath

¶1 Todd Heath (Heath) was charged in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, with criminal possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia. Heath pled guilty to the charges and reserved his right to appeal the District Court’s denial of his motion to suppress items that were seized from his person pursuant to a warrantless search. We reverse the court’s ruling.

¶2 The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in denying Heath’s motion to suppress items found on his person during a pat-down search for weapons.

¶3 The matter was decided by the District Court without…