Summary 2014 WY 1

Summary of Decision January 3, 2014

Justice Hill delivered the opinion for the Court. Affirmed.

Case Name: JOY KLOMLIAM v. THE STATE OF WYOMING

Docket Number: S-13-0072

URL: http://www.courts.state.wy.us/Opinions.aspx

Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County, the Honorable Michael N. Deegan, Judge

Representing Appellants: Nicholas H. Carter of The Nick Carter Law Firm, P.C., Gillette, WY.

Representing Appellee: Gregory A. Phillips, Wyoming Attorney General; David L. Delicath, Deputy Attorney General; Jeffrey Pope, Assistant Attorney General; Darrell D. Jackson, Faculty Director, Prosecution Assistance Program; David E. Singleton, Student Director, and James Wilson, Student Intern. Argument by Mr. Wilson.

Date of Decision: January 3, 2014

Facts: Joy Klomliam entered conditional pleas of guilty to one charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and one charge of conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance, reserving the right to appeal the district court’s denial of her motion to suppress. On appeal, Klomliam contends that the marijuana evidence discovered in her vehicle following a traffic stop should have been suppressed as the product of an unlawful detention under the Wyoming Constitution.

Issues: Klomliam states the issue for our review as follows: Did the District Court err in denying [Klomliam’s] Motion to Suppress when the detention of [Klomliam] exceeded the scope of permissible detention under article 1, § 4 of the Wyoming Constitution?

Holdings/Decision: Under the totality of the circumstances, Corporal Parker’s questioning and detention of Klomliam were reasonable and did not violate art. 1, § 4 of the Wyoming Constitution. Affirmed.

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