Legal Opinion

State v. Frazier

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided June 11, 1975No. 1644PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

Defendant was convicted in a non-jury trial, of possession of heroin and marijuana, in violation of § 54 — 11-23, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl. Vol. 8, pt. 2, 1973 Supp.). She appeals. We reverse.

The only issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to suppress contraband seized from the defendant.

A hearing on defendant’s motion to suppress was held. The defendant called the owner of the motel and two police officers to testify at the suppression hearing.

The evidence showed that on January 1, 1974, defendant was registered at the Satellite Motel. An inspection of…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. United States v. Robert Portsche WardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  4. State v. EdwardsArizona Supreme Court · 1974
  5. State v. DeltenreNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. DoeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Blue v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1977
  3. State v. TaylorNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. State v. GalvanNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Boone v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1986

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