Legal Opinion
State v. Gutierrez
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 7, 1978No. 3016PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
Defendant was convicted of trafficking heroin in violation of § 54-11-20(B)(1), N.M.S.A.1953 (Repl. Vol. 8, pt. 2, 1975 Supp.). She appeals. We affirm.
This appeal arises out of a pre-trial motion to suppress the evidence. A hearing was held and the motion was denied.
On March 10, 1976, a search warrant was served on Marcella Gutierrez while she was visiting a prisoner at the state penitentiary. Four one-gram balloons of heroin were found on her person.
Following defendant’s arrest the state police agent obtained another warrant to permit search of defendant’s residence. The…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Dumbra v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- State v. CervantesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
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