Legal Opinion

In re Jeff M.

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided January 28, 1999No. 19223PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DONNELLY, Judge.

{1} The State appeals from an order granting the Child’s motion to suppress evidence seized by officers after the Child was taken into custody for speeding, being a minor in possession of alcohol, and operating a motor vehicle while his driver’s license was suspended or revoked. The dispositive issue presented on appeal is whether the children’s court erred in suppressing evidence of an alleged controlled substance discovered by law enforcement officers during an inventory search of the motor vehicle driven by the Child. For the reasons discussed herein, the cause is…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Scott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Colorado v. BertineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Florida v. WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. United States v. George M. Khoury, Howard Kluver, David W. West, Louis H. ChippasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Lamont Wilford v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2016
  2. State v. DavisNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2016
  3. State v. MartinezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2002
  4. State v. MartinezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2002

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