State v. Sterger
Court of Appeals of Utah
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before BENCH, JACKSON and RUSSON, JJ. JACKSON, Judge:
This is an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of two motions to suppress evidence consisting of controlled substances, drug paraphernalia and a sample of defendant’s blood which was obtained following an automobile accident.
Defendant seeks review of the following issues: (1) whether the inventory search of his automobile was authorized and legal under the existing circumstances; (2) and whether the sample of his blood was legally taken. We affirm as to the evidence obtained during the inventory search and remand as to…
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