In 2013, Defendant-Appellant Michael E. Pettit was indicted on one count
of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C.
§ 841(a)(1), after police discovered 2.5 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a vehicle
he was driving. Mr. Pettit filed a motion to suppress, which the district court
denied following an evidentiary hearing. United States v. Pettit, No.<... More...    $0 (05-13-2015 - UT)

Defendant-Appellant Michael Loren Dunn was convicted of possession of
child pornography, 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) (Count I), receipt of child
pornography, 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2) & (b) (Count II), and distribution of child
pornography, 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2) & (b) (Count III). 1 R. 583–85. The
district court sentenced Mr. Dunn to 144 months’ imprisonment and a 25-year
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¶1 After police discovered child pornography on Defendant Bradley Fuller‘s computer, he was charged with ten counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, all second-degree felonies. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Mr. Fuller pled guilty to five counts of voyeurism but reserved the right to appeal the trial court‘s order denying his Motion to Suppress. On appeal, he challenges the warrant under the... More...    $0 (07-11-2014 - UT)

¶1 After police discovered child pornography on Defendant Bradley Fuller‘s computer, he was charged with ten counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, all second-degree felonies. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Mr. Fuller pled guilty to five counts of voyeurism but reserved the right to appeal the trial court‘s order denying his Motion to Suppress. On appeal, he challenges the warrant under the... More...    $0 (07-11-2014 - UT)

¶1 Defendant Phillip Don Burdick appeals from his convictions
for possession of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone,
possession of drug paraphernalia, and interference with an
arresting officer. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶2 On August 11, 2010, detectives with the Riverdale City
Police Department went to an address in Ogden, Utah, to search for
State v. Burdick
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¶1 This case arises from a fight at the Utah State Prison.
Uncontroverted evidence at trial established that Defendant
Nathan Redcap, an inmate, stabbed an inmate named Wilson.
Redcap had surreptitiously remained out of his cell after he should
have returned to it. He shielded his torso with body armor
improvised from magazines and attached a shank to each hand.1
Redcap wa... More...    $0 (01-16-2014 - UT)

This interesting case calls upon us to decide whether, incident to an arrest for aggravated assault, police may seize a shotgun from a home when the weapon was not

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involved in any apparent criminal offense, the crime scene had been secured, and there was no immediate danger to any individual. Our answer to that question−NO−begs another. Does a de minimis violation of a defe... More...    $0 (01-27-2014 - UT)

Joseph Benoit was convicted of receipt of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) and (b)(1), and possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B) and (b)(2). He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 125 and 120 months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay $11,466 in restitution. He challenges his conviction and sentence on several grounds.

Benoit con... More...    $0 (04-02-2013 - UT)

Co-defendants and co-appellants, Ramon Guzman-Manzo and Giovanni Galvon-Manzo, each pled guilty to one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. They were each subject to a ten-year mandatory minimum sentence, unless they qualified for safety-valve relief from those mandatory minimum sentences. After finding that both defendants did not qualify for safety-valve relief, the court se... More...    $0 (06-14-2011 - UT)

In this ongoing action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a previous panel of this court determined that various material factual disputes remained regarding the constitutionality of the near two-hour early morning detention of Melissa Harman and Justin Overton (or the “Plaintiffsâ€�), and the corresponding after-midnight searches of their garage apartment conducted by officers who worked for the Utah Dep... More...    $0 (11-20-2009 - UT)

Police Officer Joseph Cyr seized defendant Kevin Thomson's handgun from a nylon bag during an investigation concerning threats Thomson allegedly made to his co-workers. When Thomson was indicted for possession of a firearm following a domestic violence conviction, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), he filed a motion to suppress the handgun. The district court denied the suppression motion, ... More...    $0 (01-05-2004 - UT)

Criminal Law - Felony: Sheriff's deputies from Lincoln County, Wyoming (Wyoming Deputies) received a tip from a confidential informant (Wyoming Informant) that Laura Dable was buying methamphetamine in Ogden, Utah to sell in Lincoln County, Wyoming. Acting on this tip and believing that Dable's vehicle traveled in excess of the speed limit, Wyoming Deputies executed a traffic stop of Dable. Dur... More...    $0 (11-20-2003 - UT)