Legal Opinion
State v. Brent Jacob Tyler
Idaho Court of Appeals
Decided August 30, 2012No. 39014PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PERRY, Judge Pro Tem.
Brent Jacob Tyler was charged with possession of a controlled substance. Prior to trial, the district court granted Tyler’s motion to suppress evidence discovered in his pockets after an officer reached under his jackets during a pat-down frisk for weapons. The State appeals, and asserts that the district court applied an incorrect standard for pat-down frisks. We affirm.
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BACKGROUND
On November 11, 2010, officers from the narcotics unit of the Twin Falls Police Department asked another officer to conduct a traffic stop of a vehicle that was observed making an illegal…
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