Legal Opinion
State v. Capps
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided January 27, 1982No. 13486PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RIORDAN, Justice.
Defendant Richard E. Capps (Capps) was convicted of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute. § 30-31-22(A)(1), N.M.S.A.1978 (Repl.Pamp.1980). The Court of Appeals reversed the defendant’s conviction holding that a police officer had conducted an unlawful car search by tearing open one of nine plastic bags that contained marijuana, located in the car’s trunk. We granted certiorari, and we reverse the Court of Appeals.
The issue presented on appeal is whether the police officer pursuant to the “automobile exception” could search the trunk of a car and open…
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3Cited by33 opinions
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