Legal Opinion

State v. Taylor

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided June 2, 2017No. 20150767-CAPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ROTH, Judge:

¶ 1 Roy D. Taylor challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence of drugs discovered during a consent search of his car. The court admitted the evidence, and a jury convicted Taylor of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia. We affirm.

¶ 2 In October 2014, Officer Paul Scott saw Taylor traveling toward Heber City. Taylor and his car matched the description given to police by a confidential informant who indicated Taylor would be transporting methamphetamine. Scott then followed behind Taylor…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Kimmelman v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. United States v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Ohio v. RobinetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1996

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. McLeod.Court of Appeals of Utah · 2018
  2. Taylor v. State of UtahDistrict Court, D. Utah · 2020

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