Legal Opinion
State v. Shaw
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 10, 1993No. 12609PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALARID, Judge.
Defendant appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress cocaine discovered during a search of his possessions after his arrest on a domestic disturbance charge. Defendant subsequently pled guilty to possession of cocaine, reserving the right to appeal the denial of the suppression motion. The sole issue on appeal is whether the cocaine was discovered during a valid inventory search. We affirm.
FACTS
On April 28, 1990, Defendant was arrested at his home during a domestic disturbance. He was taken to the Dona Ana County Detention Facility where he was booked by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Colorado v. BertineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Illinois v. LafayetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. RuffinoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
- United States v. Roger Glen Kornegay, A/K/A Richard SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. WaltersNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
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- State v. VargasNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
- State v. JohnsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
- State v. JonesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001
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