Legal Opinion
State v. Bricker
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 1, 2006No. 24,719PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
{1} Defendant John Bricker appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence found in his wallet as he was being booked at the police station. He was taken to the police station after having been arrested for driving on a suspended license. The arresting officer observed Defendant driving and knew that Defendant’s license had been suspended. After stopping Defendant, the officer confirmed that the license had been suspended.
{2} We first address whether the custodial arrest was lawful. A New Mexico Statute requires a citation and release under the circumstances here. We…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Atwater v. City of Lago VistaSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- State v. ValdezOregon Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. Jason L.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
- State v. GutierrezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. ToevsOregon Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Dickson v. City of ClovisNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2010
- United States v. Reyes-VencomoDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2012
- State v. LujanNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
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