State v. Lantz
Court of Appeals of Utah
Judge Ryan M. Harris authored this Opinion, in which Judges Gregory K. Orme and Michele M. Christiansen concurred.
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Judge:
¶1 Mark John Lantz (Defendant) was the owner of, and passenger in, a vehicle that was pulled over by a law enforcement officer (Officer) in a routine traffic stop. Officer found marijuana, methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. Before trial, Defendant's counsel moved to suppress this evidence, then withdrew the motion to suppress. Defendant appeals, arguing that his counsel was constitutionally ineffective by not pressing the motion to suppress. We disagree, and therefore affirm.
¶2 On June 21, 2013, while patrolling Interstate 15, Officer noticed a vehicle with…
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