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STATE v. ELLIS

No. 20100563-CA.

287 P.3d 471 (2012)

2012 UT App 272

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Christopher Duane ELLIS, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

September 27, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret P. Lindsay and Matthew R. Morrise , Provo, for Appellant.

Mark L. Shurtleff and Kenneth A. Bronston , Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Before Judges THORNE, McHUGH, and ROTH.

MEMORANDUM DECISION

ROTH, Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant Christopher Duane Ellis appeals the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence he alleges was seized when the detaining officer exceeded the permissible scope of a protective frisk. We affirm.

¶ 2 If an officer has "reasonable suspicion that [a] detained individual is armed and dangerous," the officer may conduct a warrantless protective frisk, known as a Terry frisk...

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