STATE v. YAZZIE

No. 20040285-CA.

116 P.3d 969 (2005)

2005 UT App 261

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Clifton YAZZIE, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

June 9, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Schultz, Moab, for Appellant.

Mark L. Shurtleff, Atty. Gen., and Christine Soltis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Before Judges JACKSON, ORME, and THORNE.


OPINION

THORNE, Judge:

¶ 1 Clifton Yazzie appeals from his convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol, operating a motor vehicle without operator's security, and driving on a suspended or revoked operator's license. Because we conclude that Yazzie's detention was not supported by a reasonable articulable suspicion of wrongdoing on his part, we reverse.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 On October 15, 2003, Chief Mike Halliday, of the...

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