STATE v. IRELAND

No. 20050279.

133 P.3d 396 (2006)

2006 UT 17

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Petitioner, v. Jeffrey Don IRELAND, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 10, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Shurtleff, Att'y Gen., Jeffrey S. Gray, Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Debra M. Nelson, Lisa J. Remal, Salt Lake City, for defendant.


DURRANT, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 For a Utah court to have jurisdiction over a defendant, the charged offense must have been committed, at least partly, within the state.1 In this case, Jeffrey Don Ireland was charged with unlawful possession or use of a controlled substance2 based exclusively on the fact that he tested positive for the existence of methamphetamines in his bloodstream. We are...

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