State v. Sanchez
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
Defendant was convicted of possessing heroin in violation of § 54-11-23, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl.Vol. 8, pt. 2, 1973 Supp.). Defendant appeals. We reverse.
The denial of defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized from his apartment was reversible error for the following reasons :(1) The mode of procedure in which the police officers gained entry into defendant’s apartment was unlawful, in violation of defendant’s Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures.(2) The manner of entry was unconstitutional, because: (a) The police officer who knocked did…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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