State v. Shamblin

OPINION

ORME, Judge:

Defendant was convicted by a jury of driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of a controlled substance. On appeal, defendant claims contraband admitted into evidence at his trial was obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment and he seeks reversal of his convictions. We affirm his conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol but reverse the conviction for possession of a controlled substance.

FACTS

On April 15, 1987, Trooper James D. Lloyd of the Utah Highway Patrol stopped a North American Van Lines truck and trailer unit which had failed to stop at…