Legal Opinion
State v. Murillo
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 1991No. 12757PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BLACK, Judge.
Defendant appeals from his conviction for one count of possession of cocaine. He argues the Fourth Amendment should apply to an off-duty investigator for the district attorney’s office acting as a private security officer, and that the trial court therefore erred in denying his motion to suppress the cocaine. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse and remand. FACTS
Mike Gonzales is an investigator for the Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office and the owner of a private security company. Shortly after midnight on February 20,1990, he received a telephone call at his…
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