STATE v. SYKES

No. 910554-CA.

840 P.2d 825 (1992)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Lisa SYKES, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

October 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger K. Scowcroft and Joan C. Watt (argued), Salt Lake Legal Defender Ass'n, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

R. Paul Van Dam, Atty. Gen., and Todd A. Utzinger, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.

Before BENCH, P.J., and GREENWOOD and JACKSON, JJ.


OPINION

GREENWOOD, Judge:

Defendant Lisa Sykes appeals her conviction for possession of a controlled substance, a third degree felony, in violation of Utah Code Annotated section 58-37-8(2)(a)(i) (Supp.1991), claiming that the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress. We reverse.

FACTS

On appeal we state the facts involving the seizure of evidence in detail because the issue presented...

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