State v. Torres

OPINION

BENCH, Judge.

1 1 Defendant appeals his conviction of two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance within a correctional facility, both second degree felonies under Utah Code Ann. §§ 58-37-8(2)(a)(i) and (2)(c) (Supp. 2001).

BACKGROUND 1

¶ 2 On September 21, 2001, Officers Anderson and Romero conducted a "shake*316down" of Defendant's housing unit at the Salt Lake County jail2 When the shakedown was announced, Defendant ran to his cell, jumped on his bunk, and began "pull[ing] his bedding apart." At trial, Officer Anderson testified that Defendant's behavior was unusual as most…