Legal Opinion

State v. Jason L.

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided May 23, 2000No. 25,806PublishedCited by 205 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MINZNER, Chief Justice.

{1} Defendant Jason L., a minor, appeals from a decision of the New Mexico Court of Appeals reversing a district court’s order suppressing a concealed weapon. See In re Jason L., 1999-NMCA-095, 127 N.M. 642, 985 P.2d 1222. We granted Defendant’s petition for certiorari because his appeal raised two important issues: (1) when was he seized for purposes of his constitutional protections, see U.S. Const, amend. IV; N.M. Const, art. II, § 10, and (2) was his seizure justified? The Court of Appeals apparently assumed that Defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights were not…

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2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. State v. GomezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
  5. State v. AttawayNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by205 opinions

  1. State v. JordanOhio Supreme Court · 2004
  2. State v. JAVIER M.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2001
  3. People v. BraggsIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  4. State v. HubbleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
  5. State v. RyonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2005

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