State v. Applegate

WILKINS, Justice:

T1 We have been asked to determine whether the district court erred in denying Lorinda Lue Applegate's motion to suppress evidence discovered during a traffic stop. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

{ 2 In October 2006, Officer Shaun Hansen spotted Lorinda Lue Applegate in Moab, Utah, driving a vehicle with Colorado license plates. Officer Hansen had seen Applegate driving this particular vehicle exclusively for five months and believed that Applegate was the owner. Officer Hansen also believed that because Applegate worked and lived in Utah, Utah law required her to have the vehicle…