State v. Simons

Justice PARRISH,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

T1 On certiorari, Petitioner Milo Simons asks us to determine whether the court of appeals erred in affirming the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence on Fourth Amendment grounds. Simons, a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic infraction, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after being questioned and searched by Deputy Sheriff John Luke. Si-mons unsuccessfully moved to suppress the fruits of the search in the district court and then unsuccessfully appealed to the court of appeals.

T2 Simons argues the…