Legal Opinion

State v. Porras-Fuerte

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided December 16, 1994No. 15214PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PICKARD, Judge.

Defendant appeals from the denial of his motion to suppress a cellular phone that was seized from his automobile, a Trans Am, and marijuana and a cellular phone seized from his co-defendants’ automobile, a Ford LTD, by U.S. Border Patrol agents. He pled no contest to conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute, reserving his right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress. Defendant also appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss on the basis that his right to a speedy trial was violated.

Defendant raises four issues on appeal: (1) whether there was…

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2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Brown v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Steagald v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. United States v. Henry EspinosaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. Cardenas-AlvarezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2001
  2. State v. AragonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. State v. ContrerasNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. State v. HernandezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. State v. LeybaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997

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