State v. Reyes

PERRY, Judge.

Martin J. Reyes appeals from his judgment of conviction for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine. Specifically, Reyes challenges the district court’s order denying his motion to suppress. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the district court’s order and vacate Reyes’s judgment of conviction.

I

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

Reyes was a passenger in a ear that was stopped for a traffic infraction. Reyes admitted that he possessed an open container of alcohol in the car and was arrested. A search incident to arrest revealed that Reyes possessed drug paraphernalia. At…