State v. Valenzuela

OPINION

THORNE, Judge:

{1 Defendant Gabriel Valenzuela appeals the denial of his motion to suppress and his subsequent conviction for Possession of a Controlled Substance, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 58-87-8(2)(a)(1) (Supp.1998). We reverse.

BACKGROUND

1 2 On the morning of March 10, 1999, the Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office dispatch received a report from an unidentified informant of a forgery in progress at the Taylors-ville branch of the First Security Bank. In addition to the reported forgery, the informant identified the suspect as an Hispanic male. The informant…