State of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee v. Steven Douglas Thurman, Defendant and Appellant

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Thurman’s motion to suppress evidence obtained from a storage unit. It held that the search-warrant affidavit provided a substantial basis for probable cause and that Thurman’s second consent was voluntary and sufficiently attenuated from the officers’ unlawful knock-and-announce entry. The court also clarified that ultimate voluntariness and exploitation determinations are reviewed for correctness, while underlying factual findings receive clear-error review.