Legal Opinion
City of Santa Fe v. Martinez
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 24, 2010No. 31,785PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SERNA, Justice.
{1} Marcos Martinez (Defendant) was convicted in municipal court of aggravated driving while intoxicated (DWI), contrary to Santa Fe City Code, Section 12-6-12.1 (2007). Pursuant to Rule 8-703 NMRA, Defendant appealed to the district court. In the district court, Defendant moved to dismiss the charges based on a violation of the misdemeanor arrest rule and, in the alternative, moved to suppress any evidence obtained as a result of the warrantless search of Defendant’s home. After an evidentiary hearing, the district court ruled that Defendant’s arrest was unlawful, based…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Michigan Department of State Police v. SitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Cave v. CooleyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1944
- Boone v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. JohnsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1997
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3Cited by24 opinions
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