Legal Opinion
State v. Bentley
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided March 26, 1999No. 23915PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILAK, Justice.
This is an appeal from a denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained during a search incident to an arrest. We affirm.
I
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
A. Facts
On December 29, 1996, at approximately 10:45 p.m., appellant Jeffrey A. Bentley (Bentley) initiated contact with Officer Witt-muss of the Garden City Police Department and other Garden City police officers when he mistakenly thought they were juveniles rummaging through his car. After discovering his error, Bentley drove to his home. Officer Wittmuss, recognizing Bentley, contacted dispatch and discovered that Bentley…
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