Legal Opinion

Maestas v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided May 7, 2018No. S-17-0054PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAUTZ, Justice.

[¶1] Michael Maestas entered a conditional guilty plea to marijuana possession, and reserved his right to appeal the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence. On appeal, Mr. Maestas argues the evidence resulted from a search which violated his rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. We affirm.

ISSUE

[¶2] This appeal presents only one issue:

Whether the district court erred in denying Mr. Maestas' motion to suppress.

FACTS

[¶3] On June 25, 2016, Corporal Bradley Halter from the Green River, Wyoming, police department stopped Mr. Maestas…

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2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Bryan Robinson v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2019
  2. Bradley Michael Elmore v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2021
  3. Jamie Stuart Snyder v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2021
  4. Young v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2018
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