Legal Opinion

State v. Boswell

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided January 14, 1991No. 18922Published

1Opinion of the Court

804 P.2d 1059 (1991)

111 N.M. 240

STATE of New Mexico, Petitioner,

v.

Douglas BOSWELL, Respondent.

No. 18922.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

January 14, 1991.

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen., Anthony Tupler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for petitioner.

Marlowe & Marlowe, P.C., Daniel R. Marlowe, Taos, for respondent.

OPINION

BACA, Justice.

The state petitioned for a writ of certiorari to the court of appeals, which had held that a search of respondent-defendant's wallet was unlawful and violated defendant's fourth amendment rights. 110 N.M. 190, 793 P.2d 1343. We granted the petition and reverse.

The pertinent facts…

Also in this document: Dissent; Concurrence.

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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