Legal Opinion

State v. Kessler

Idaho Court of Appeals

Decided August 12, 2011No. 37921PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LANSING, Judge.

Jack C. Kessler appeals following his judgment of conviction for possession of methamphetamine. He challenges the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress the drug evidence. Kessler asserts that there was no reasonable suspicion for his detention and no justification for the subsequent frisk that' resulted in an officer’s discovery of methamphetamine in Kessler’s pocket. We affirm.

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BACKGROUND

Around 1:30 a.m. on a November night, police received a report that two or three people had been involved in breaking the window of a vehicle at an apartment complex. Several…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. Gaytan aka GaytonIdaho Court of Appeals · 2013
  2. State v. ParrisIdaho Court of Appeals · 2019

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