State v. Lopez

OPINION

SERNA, Justice.

{1} Defendant Richard Lopez was charged with trafficking cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and forfeiture of cash. Pursuant to a plea bargain, the State reduced the first charge and dropped the remaining charges. As a result, Defendant pleaded no contest to possession of cocaine, 1 reserving the right to appeal the district court’s denial of his suppression motion. The district court granted a conditional discharge, requiring eighteen months of probation. The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s denial of Defendant’s motion to…