Legal Opinion
State v. Pinela
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 1992No. 12765PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BLACK, Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine. He argues that the Roswell Municipal Court bench warrant was invalid, and if it was not, Officer Steinbeck was not authorized to execute it in Dexter. The trial court made the following rulings: (1) the warrant was valid, even though not based on a sworn affidavit; and (2) the arrest was legal because a Chaves County sheriff’s deputy has the authority to arrest a person in Chaves County based on a Roswell Municipal Court bench warrant. We affirm.
FACTS
Marvin Steinbeck, a police officer in Dexter, stopped Defendant…
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- Salt Lake City v. HansonUtah Supreme Court · 1967
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