State v. Smith

OPINION

Before BENCH, BILLINGS, and ORME, JJ. BILLINGS, Judge:

Jerome Wallace Smith appeals his conviction of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 58-37-8(2)(a)(i) (1989). Defendant claims the police officer’s stop of his car was a violation of his fourth amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures. The trial court denied defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized as a result of the stop. Defendant entered into a conditional plea of no contest specifically preserving his right to appeal the trial court’s…