State v. Cole

HALL, Chief Justice:

Defendant appeals his convictions of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute 1 and possession of a dangerous weapon by a convicted felon, 2 alleging as error the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized before and after his arrest.

On December 28, 1980, an employee of the local Safeway Store called Vernal city police and reported that a person she considered suspicious had just left the store after exchanging $1,000 worth of small denomination bills for $100 and $50 bills. She reported that the person had departed in a pickup truck with no…