STEWART, Justice:
This case is here on a writ of certiorari to review a decision of the court of appeals. The case presents important issues concerning the effect of consent searches and pretextual traffic stops under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
I. FACTS
On September 15, 1987, at about 4 p.m., Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Paul Mangelson was driving southbound on Interstate 15 near Nephi, Utah. Mangelson had completed his...
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