Legal Opinion

Owens v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided February 6, 2012No. S-11-0184PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Justice.

[T1] Appellant, Joseph Randall Owens, entered a conditional guilty plea to felony possession of methamphetamine in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-7-103l(c)@ii). He reserved the right to appeal the constitutionality of the search that resulted in discovery of the methamphetamine. We affirm.

ISSUE

[¶ 2] Appellant presents the following issue:

*1095Should the motion to suppress evidence seized in a warrantless search of Appellant's containers have been granted?

FACTS

[¶ 3] An officer of the Gillette Police Department was dispatched to a local Gillette motel in response to a 911 call…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Cady v. DombrowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Michigan v. TylerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Illinois v. McArthurSupreme Court of the United States · 2001

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Moore, Ex Parte Darron T.Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2013
  2. Estate of Dahlke ex rel. Jubie v. DahlkeWyoming Supreme Court · 2014
  3. Dharminder Vir Sen v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2013
  4. Cameron Clayton Jennings v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2016
  5. Pier v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2019

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