Legal Opinion
State v. Santos Tena
Idaho Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 2014No. 40423PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GRATTON, Judge.
Santos Tena appeals from his judgment of conviction for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, a violation of Idaho Code § 37-2732(c)(1). Tena alleges the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress. We affirm.
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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Tena, thirty-one years old, lived in a room in his parents’ basement. Two officers arrived at the residence with warrants for Tena’s arrest. As the officers approached the residence, the garage door opened. Unable to see anyone inside, the officers entered the garage and knocked on the door to the house. Tena’s…
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