State v. Dopslaf

OPINION

FRY, Judge.

{1} Defendant appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence. Defendant was pulled over by police in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, after he performed a U-turn across the middle of the street. Defendant argues that the officer did not have reasonable suspicion to pull him over because the officer incorrectly believed that Defendant violated NMSA 1978, Section 66-7-319 (1978) (driving on divided highways) when he made the U-turn. We conclude that, even assuming the officer was mistaken about the application of Section 66-7-319, the officer’s mistake was reasonable,…