Legal Opinion

State v. Knight

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided January 10, 2000No. 19,801PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WECHSLER, Judge.

{1} Defendant appeals from his conviction of conspiracy to traffic crack cocaine, a controlled substance. The trial evidence included taped telephone conversations obtained through a court-authorized wiretap. Defendant contends that the district court should have suppressed the tapes because the affidavit supporting the wiretap was constitfitionally inadequate and unsworn and that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We affirm.

Facts

{2} On February 13, 1996, District Court Judge Stephen K. Quinn issued an order authorizing law enforcement agents to…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. United States v. Gerard Wagner, Michael Canale Tammie Canale Thomas Brewer Donald Howard Shawna O'Leary Leo Talback Arthur Villa and David KeaysCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  5. State v. CordovaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
  2. State v. WilliamsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2009
  3. State v. GonzalesNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. State v. VestNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2011
  5. State v. SanchezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2015

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