Legal Opinion
State v. Barton
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 14, 1978No. 3212, 3213 and 3214PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Chief Judge.
These consolidated appeals involve the propriety of the trial court’s order suppressing evidence. We discuss: (1) the initial stop; (2) probable cause to arrest; and (3) search contemporaneous with the arrest. We hold the stop, the arrest, and the search were valid. This results in reversal of the trial court’s order. Accordingly, we need not discuss the question of the trial court’s sua sponte dismissal of the charges against the defendants. See State v. Session, 91 N.M. 381, 574 P.2d 600 (Ct.App.), decided January 3, 1978.
The Initial Stop
Deputy West received a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States v. ChadwickSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Texas v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by17 opinions
- State v. SielerWashington Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. BedollaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1991
- State v. SandovalNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
- State v. JonesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. PallorNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
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