State v. Eckard

OPINION

YANZI, Judge.

{1} Defendant Mark Eckard appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress. While executing an arrest warrant on Defendant and his wife, officers conducted a “protective sweep” of Defendant’s house that led to the discovery and subsequent seizure of over one hundred and sixty pounds of marijuana. Defendant and his wife were outside their house in the back yard when the arrests took place. Defendant raises two issues on appeal. First, he contends that the testimony introduced at the suppression hearing failed to establish that the officers had the requisite…