STATE v. OROPEZA

No. 11542.

545 P.2d 475 (1976)

97 Idaho 387

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jose Luis OROPEZA and Gail Ann Oropeza, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Idaho.

January 12, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Udell of Derr, Derr, Walters & Cantrill, Boise, for defendants-appellants.

W. Anthony Park, Atty. Gen., Lynn Thomas, Deputy Atty. Gen., Boise, for plaintiff-respondent.


McQUADE, Chief Justice.

Defendants-appellants Jose Luis Oropeza and Gail Ann Oropeza were found guilty of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (heroin) in violation of I.C. § 37-2732(c)(1) after a jury trial. We reverse the judgment of conviction, finding that appellants' motion to suppress evidence should have been granted by the district court.

On May 5, 1973, Sergeant Gary Twedt of the Canyon County City-County Narcotics Division, appeared...

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