State v. Kent

NELSON, District Judge:

The defendant-appellant seeks reversal of his conviction of the crime of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug. He was tried by the district court, sitting without a jury. The appeal is based primarily on the ground, and for the reason, that the trial court erred in its refusal to grant the defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence seized in a search of his premises by the Salt Lake City police. The facts, in connection with the seizure of the key evidence are as follows :

*3The defendant and his ex-wife were living together in a unit of a Salt Lake City motel. Police…