STATE v. JOHNSON

No. 27238.

51 P.3d 1112 (2002)

137 Idaho 656

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jeremy R. JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

July 18, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan E. Wiebe, Caldwell, for appellant.

Hon. Alan G. Lance, Attorney General; Lori A. Fleming, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. Lori A. Fleming argued.


LANSING, J.

In this appeal, Jeremy Johnson contends that a traffic stop that was admittedly lawful at its inception evolved into an unlawful detention. During the stop, a pat-down search for weapons turned up marijuana in Johnson's pocket. This discovery led to Johnson's arrest and further search, which revealed his possession of methamphetamine. Johnson's motion to suppress the drug evidence was denied. We are asked to determine whether the discovery of the marijuana...

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