Legal Opinion
State v. Widmer
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 2018No. A-1-CA-34272PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VIGIL, Judge.
*716{1} The district court denied Defendant Ronald Widmer's motion to suppress on grounds that inculpatory statements he made without the benefit of Miranda warnings were admissible under the police officer safety exception to Miranda . We disagree and reverse.
BACKGROUND
{2} Defendant was found guilty by a jury on one count of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-31-23 (2011). Defendant's conviction stemmed from the detention and search of his person that occurred during an Albuquerque, New Mexico Police Department (APD)…
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- Oregon v. ElstadSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. WidmerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2020
- State v. WidmerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2020