STATE v. PURCELL

No. 15759.

586 P.2d 441 (1978)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Selmar Ray PURCELL, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelden R. Carter, Utah County Legal Defenders Association, Provo, for defendant and appellant.

Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Earl T. Dorius, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, Noall T. Wootton, Utah County Atty., Provo, for plaintiff and respondent.


HALL, Justice:

Defendant appeals from a conviction of Forgery in violation of U.C.A., 1953, 76-6-501.

The sole issue raised on appeal is the propriety of the trial court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained pursuant to a search warrant. Defendant contends that his constitutional rights were violated because the search warrant was issued without probable cause.1

The pertinent facts are abstracted as follows...

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