State v. Yazzie

OPINION

ALARID, Judge.

The memorandum opinion filed in this case on June 1, 1989 is hereby withdrawn and, on defendant-appellee’s motion, the following formal opinion is substituted. Plaintiff-appellant’s motion for rehearing is denied.

The state appeals from the trial court’s order suppressing evidence obtained as a result of an on-reservation arrest of an Indian defendant. The issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in suppressing the evidence obtained during the on-reservation arrest of defendant. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the trial court’s suppression.

When state law…