State v. Mikkelson

BILLINGS, Senior Judge:

T1 This appeal arises from the district court's grant of a motion to suppress evidence obtained after officers conducted a traffic stop for the sole purpose of investigating a passenger's possible probation violations. The State appeals the district court's ruling, asserting that the driver's Fourth Amendment rights were not violated in the course of the stop. See U.S. Const. amend. IV. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

T2 On April 22, 2014, two patrol officers observed a vehicle idling behind an apartment building in an area of Price, Utah, known for drug and eriminal…