Utah Highway Patrol illegally gathered evidence from man in traffic stop, appeals court rules

The case will return to U.S. District Court for prosecution.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Randy Riches and drug-sniffing dog "Terro" conduct a training exercise. A man who has been in prison since pleading guilty in 2020 to trafficking drugs through Utah could now be released after an appeals court decided Wednesday that he was convicted using illegally gathered evidence, which was garnered during a traffic stop and subsequent K-9 search.

Utah Highway Patrol illegally gathered evidence from man in traffic stop, appeals court rules

The case will return to U.S. District Court for prosecution.

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