Legal Opinion

State v. Matheson

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided April 12, 2018No. 20160162-CAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORME, Judge:

¶ 1 With our permission, granted in accordance with rule 5 of the Utah Rules of Appellate Procedure, Appellant Melaine Nicole Matheson (Defendant) appeals an interlocutory order of the district court denying her motion to suppress the evidence against her. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 An experienced narcotics officer presented an affidavit in support of a warrant to search a residence in St. George for specified drug-related evidence. In addition, the affidavit sought authority to search "[a]ll persons" and "[a]ll vehicles present at the time of execution" of the warrant, as well as…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. State v. FullerUtah Supreme Court · 2014
  3. State v. HansenUtah Supreme Court · 1987
  4. People v. GreenNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. State v. Rowan, GeorgeUtah Supreme Court · 2017

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