Legal Opinion
State v. Santiago
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 2009No. 30,953PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOSSON, Justice.
{1} We consider whether a search performed by private security guards at a privately owned shopping mall is subject to the Fourth Amendment and, if so, whether evidence discovered during the search should be excluded as the fruit of an unreasonable search and seizure. Because we hold that the Fourth Amendment does not apply, we reverse the Court of Appeals and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
{2} On July 20, 2005, Defendant Luis Santiago was involved in a verbal altercation at the Coronado Mall in Albuquerque. Security guards quickly responded to reports of the…
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