Legal Opinion
State v. Romero
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 1968No. 162PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
Defendant was convicted of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug, (heroin) in violation of § 54-7-13, N.M.S.A.1953. His appeal contends: (1) The heroin was not admissible as evidence because of the manner in which it was obtained and (2) The issue of consent to search should have been submitted to the jury.
The manner in which the heroin zvas obtained.
The defendant was a passenger in a car which was stopped by the police. He was arrested for an offense not material to this appeal. While being arrested, defendant put a silverish colored object in his mouth. The police…
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