Legal Opinion
In Re Josue T.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 1999No. 19,472PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
APODACA, Judge.
{1} This case presents a question of first impression in New Mexico — Does the Fourth Amendment to the Federal Constitution require probable cause for a full-time, commissioned police officer assigned to a public high school as a resource officer to lawfully search a student during school hours, when the search is conducted at the request of a school official? We answer that question negatively and hold that under the facts present in this appeal, the officer only required reasonable suspicion, the same, lower standard required of school officials.
{2} In New Jersey v.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- New Jersey v. T. L. O.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Griffin v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Vernonia School District 47J v. ActonSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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