Legal Opinion
State v. Hygh
Utah Supreme Court
Decided August 16, 1985No. 19402PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Chief Justice:
Defendant Gillis Hygh appeals a conviction of aggravated robbery, a first degree felony. U.C.A., 1953, § 76-6-302 (1978). Defendant alleges that the warrantless “inventory search” of his automobile after he was placed under custodial arrest was unlawful. We agree.
At about 10:00 p.m. on December 31, 1982, a man entered a service station in Salt Lake City and asked for a pack of cigarettes. As the clerk handed the customer the cigarettes, the customer pulled a .22 caliber revolver from under his coat and ordered the clerk to empty the cash register. The clerk did so, putting…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by58 opinions
- State v. LaffertyUtah Supreme Court · 1988
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- State v. LopezUtah Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. DorseyUtah Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. FultonUtah Supreme Court · 1987
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