Mario Vasquez, Appellant (defendant) v. the State of Wyoming, Appellee (plaintiff)

Summary

The court affirmed Vasquez's conviction and upheld the denial of his suppression motions. It held that the vehicle search was valid under the federal search-incident-to-arrest rule and, independently under the Wyoming Constitution, was reasonable because shell casings and passengers created officer- and public-safety concerns. The court also upheld the traffic stop and admitted Vasquez's statements because the initial remark was voluntary and the later right to counsel was offense-specific.