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Benally. v. Marcum

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided September 10, 1976No. 10373PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MONTOYA, Justice.

The petitioner is an enrolled member of the Navajo Tribe who resides on the Navajo Reservation, within San Juan County and near the City of Farmington. The respondents are a municipal judge of the City of Farmington and the City of Farmington itself. The petitioner sought a writ of prohibition in the District Court of San Juan County on the basis of the following facts. Farmington police officers attempted to stop Benally within the city limits of Farmington for allegedly violating, in their presence, city ordinances which prohibit driving while under the influence of…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. Olmstead v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Skyhook Corp. v. JasperNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
  2. State v. Spotted HorseSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Incorporated County of Los Alamos v. JohnsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Tracy v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1991
  5. State v. NolanNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979

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