STATE v. WHARTON

Docket No. 48631.

510 P.3d 682 (2022)

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Christina Eve WHARTON, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, February 2022 Term.

Opinion filed: May 23, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence G. Wasden , Idaho Attorney General, Boise, for Appellant. Ken Jorgensen argued.

Eric D. Fredericksen , State Appellant Public Defender, Boise, for Respondent. Andrea Reynolds argued.


This appeal arises out of a traffic stop where a single officer, without having reasonable suspicion that a crime involving the passenger was afoot, checked the passenger for outstanding warrants. The officer used her patrol vehicle's computer and received a "hit" for a warrant and arrested the passenger. After the arrest, the officer...

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