Legal Opinion
State v. Pena
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided May 31, 1989No. 18117Published
1Opinion of the Court
779 P.2d 538 (1989)
STATE of New Mexico, Petitioner,
v.
Lucio PENA, Respondent.
No. 18117.
Supreme Court of New Mexico.
May 31, 1989.
Rehearing Denied July 18, 1989.
Hal Stratton, Atty. Gen. and Gail MacQuesten, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for petitioner.
Max Houston Proctor and Theodore R. Johnson, Hobbs, for respondent.
OPINION
STOWERS, Justice.
We granted certiorari to determine whether the discovery of a roach clip with marijuana residue on it in the ashtray of defendant-respondent's, Lucio Pena's, vehicle gave the officers probable cause to search the interior of that vehicle.
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