State v. Chavez
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Convicted of unlawful possession of heroin, defendant appeals. Section 54-11-23, N.M.S.A.1953 (Repl.Vol. 8, pt. 2, Supp. 1973). His contention concerning the amount of heroin possessed is answered by State v. Grijalva, 85 N.M. 127, 509 P.2d 894 (Ct.App.1973). The heroin was in a pocket of pants worn by defendant. The facts known to the officers prior to entry and observation by the officers after entry provided probable cause for the search of defendant. State v. Garcia, 83 N.M. 490, 493 P.2d 975 (Ct.App.1971). See State v. Rivera, 85 N.M. 723, 516 P.2d 694 (Ct.…
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- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Miller v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Sabbath v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Thomas D. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Charles F. Leahy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Robert E. Chavez v. Felix Rodriguez, Warden, New Mexico State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
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- State v. KenardNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
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- State v. AllenNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1992
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