Legal Opinion

State v. Donaldson

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided May 17, 1983No. 5969/5972PublishedCited by 78 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DONNELLY, Judge.

Defendants, Gerald E. Donaldson and Deborah J. Stegall, each appeal their convictions for trafficking in cocaine, contrary to NMSA, 1978, § 30-31-2 (Cum.Supp.1982) (as amended 1981) and NMSA 1978, §§ 30-31-6, 30-31-7, and 30-31-20(A)(2) (Repl. Pamph.1982). Defendants were jointly indicted and tried in a non-jury trial in the district court. The two appeals have been consolidated before this court.

Five issues are presented on appeal: (1) lack of probable cause in the affidavit for search warrant; (2) claim of substantial omissions and misrepresentations in affidavit for…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by78 opinions

  1. State v. BarberNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
  2. State v. CordovaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
  3. State v. CopelandNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. State v. WilliamsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
  5. State v. LeonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2012

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