STATE v. HODSON

No. 940053.

907 P.2d 1155 (1995)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Dennis M. HODSON, Defendant and Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 30, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Graham, Att'y Gen., Joanne C. Slotnik, Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Joan C. Watt, Salt Lake City, for defendant.


DURHAM, Justice:

We granted certiorari to review a court of appeals opinion which examined whether drug enforcement agents conducted a reasonable search of the person of defendant Dennis M. Hodson where the agents used a gun and applied pressure to his throat. The court of appeals held that the use of the gun during the search was reasonable but remanded to clarify whether Hodson's breathing or blood supply was obstructed. State v. Hodson, 866...

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