Legal Opinion
State v. Ingram
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided October 6, 1998No. 18,640PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WECHSLER, Judge.
{1} Defendant Jerry Lee -Ingram appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress marijuana and cocaine evidence seized during a traffic stop, contending that the items seized were the fruit of an unlawful search or an unreasonable detention by police officers. Defendant also appeals his sentence of 364 days of imprisonment for failure to have a valid driver’s license, claiming that the sentence is illegal. We reverse the denial of Defendant’s motion to suppress, and we vacate the 364-day sentence.
Background
{2} Shortly before 7:00 p.m. on September 16, 1996,…
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