Legal Opinion

State v. Perkins

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided July 11, 2019No. 20180154-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAGEN, Judge:

¶1 Jeremy Lee Perkins challenges the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained from a search that he argues was unconstitutional. Perkins argues that the officers did not have reasonable suspicion of recent criminal activity and his detention was therefore illegal. In the alternative, he argues that even if the detention was lawful at its inception, the detention was unreasonably long. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶2 A concerned citizen met "face-to-face" with Officer Pearce to inform the officer that Perkins's girlfriend (the girlfriend) was using and selling…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. United States v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. GoddardCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2021
  2. State v. BeamesCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2022
  3. State v. BeamesCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2022

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