State v. Martinez

OPINION

PICKARD, Judge.

{1} Defendant appeals the district court order denying his motion to suppress the evidence obtained from a traffic stop. Defendant entered a conditional guilty plea to di'iving while intoxicated (DWI), reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress. On appeal, Defendant argues that the traffic stop and his detention and arrest are illegal because Navajo Tribal Officer Franklin Begaye (Officer Begaye) lacked the power to act as a New Mexico peace officer with authority to enforce the Motor Vehicle Code on non-Indian land in the City of Gallup by virtue…