State of Utah, Plaintiff and Petitioner v. Shayne M. Hansen, Defendant and Respondent

Summary

The Utah Supreme Court held that Hansen remained illegally seized when the officer questioned him about contraband after completing the traffic-stop tasks, because the detention had neither ended nor become consensual. Although Hansen's consent was voluntary, it was invalid because the officer obtained it by exploiting the prior illegal detention, requiring suppression of the evidence. The court therefore affirmed the court of appeals' decision reversing denial of the suppression motion.