Legal Opinion

State v. Salas

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided March 28, 2014No. 34,569; Docket No. 32,585PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

{1} Police Officer Gene Gonzales, along with Officer Jonathan Wright, stopped Defendant Joseph Salas after the officers observed Defendant driving erratically. Defendant ultimately was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI). After losing motions to suppress and to dismiss for violations of his speedy and jury trial rights, Defendant entered a conditional plea of guilty to DWI. On appeal, he challenges the stop for lack of reasonable suspicion, and he also contends that he was denied his constitutional speedy and jury trial rights.1 Determining that Defendant’s…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. State v. GomezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
  3. State v. GarzaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
  4. State v. HubbleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
  5. State v. HodgeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. SalasNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2014

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