Salt Lake City v. Carrera

Justice PARRISH,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION,

[ 1 On certiorari, Ricardo Enrique Carrera challenges the court of appeals' ruling affirming his conviction for unlawfully possessing another's Social Security card. Mr. Carrera asserts that there was insufficient evidence to support a reasonable inference that he knew he was not entitled to possess the card. We agree and reverse the court of appeals.

FACTS

[ 2 In December 2010, in response to a call reporting a potential crime, Salt Lake City Police Officer Jonathan Dew began a search of the house where Mr. Carrera rented a room. During his…