Legal Opinion

State v. Ruud

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided June 28, 1977No. 2849PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HENDLEY, Judge.

Convicted of unlawful possession of marijuana in an amount over eight ounces contrary to § 54r-ll-28(B)(3), N.M.S.A.1953 (Repl.Vol. 8, pt. 2, 1962, Supp.1975) defendant appeals asserting the trial court erred in: (1) not granting the motion to suppress; (2) the method of sentencing. The first point is dispositive. We reverse. The motion to suppress should have been granted.

Testimony of Officer Walsmith

Walsmith of the New Mexico State Police was patrolling westbound on 1 — 40 out of Tucumcari. Defendant was driving eastbound. Walsmith observed that defendant was a…

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2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. State v. BedollaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. State v. AndersonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. City of Las Cruces v. BetancourtNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. State v. CohenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
  5. State v. Valencia OlayaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987

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