State v. Deitman

Defendants appeal from convictions of burglary 1 and theft. 2 They raise as their single issue that the evidence should have been suppressed on the ground that police officers had insufficient probable cause to effectuate a stop. We affirm.

In the early morning hours of March 1, 1984, a burglar alarm sounded at International Video in Salt Lake City. Officers arriving at the scene observed a white pickup truck, with a camper attached, pull away from the curb across the street from the shop. One of the officers followed this truck until it stopped in front of a residence a few blocks away. The…