Legal Opinion
State v. Beavers
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided August 13, 1993No. 920056-CAPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ORME, Judge:
Defendant appeals his convictions for theft, a second degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-404 (1990) and burglary, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-202 (1990). He contends that police acquired evidence by way of a constitutionally improper, war-rantless seizure and that the trial court therefore erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. We agree and reverse.
FACTS
In the early morning of November 12, 1990, burglars threw a shopping cart through the window of a Banana Republic store and removed fifty-two coats. Shortly…
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