Legal Opinion

State v. Hoffmann

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided December 12, 2013No. 20111039-CAPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

VOROS, Judge:

1 Samuel Joseph Hoffmann appeals from a district court order denying his motion to suppress drugs, drug paraphernalia, and a handgun seized during a warrant search of his apartment. We affirm.,

BACKGROUND 1

1 2 This case began, like many others, with an informant's tip. The informant told police about drug sales "in exchange for a possible reduction of his or her own charges." The informant reported that two males, "Sam" and "Rocky," distributed high-grade marijuana from their apartment. According to the informant, Sam and Rocky usually had "between 4 and 5 pounds of…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. HoustonUtah Supreme Court · 2015
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  3. Wasatch County v. OkelberryCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2015
  4. State v. HoustonUtah Supreme Court · 2015
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