Legal Opinion

State v. Griffith

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided July 13, 2006No. 20050200-CAPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVIS, Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant Reagan Elizabeth Griffith appeals the trial court’s denial of her motion to suppress evidence. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 A Utah highway patrol trooper on patrol in the Soldier Summit area of Wasatch County noticed a ear parked at a vacant store twenty miles from the nearest town. He pulled up behind the car to see if the occupants needed assistance and,, after approaching the. vehicle, noticed that the two occupants were both le.aning forward over the center console. When the trooper tapped on the driver’s side window, Defendant, who was seated in the driver’s…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Maryland v. DysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Pennsylvania v. LabronSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. State v. BrakeUtah Supreme Court · 2004

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. DespainCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2007
  2. State v. RigbyCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2016
  3. State v. McLeod.Court of Appeals of Utah · 2018
  4. D.A.B. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2009
  5. State v. RuizCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2021

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