State v. Hamilton

DURHAM, Justice:

The defendant was convicted of three class B misdemeanors after trial before a justice of the peace. He challenged the verdict and was subsequently convicted of the same three charges (failure to yield the right of way, interference with a police officer, and driving on a suspended license) after trial de novo in the district court. He argues that his warrantless arrest violated the fourth amendment of the federal constitution. We affirm.

The State argued in its brief that article VIII, section 9, of the Utah Constitution prohibits an appeal in a case beginning in justice court…