Legal Opinion
State v. Lewis
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 18, 1969No. 260PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of marijuana. Section 54-7-13, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl.Vol. 8, pt. 2). He asserts: (1) he was illegally arrested, (2) the application for a search warrant was defective and (3) his in-custody statement was obtained in absence of counsel.
Asserted illegal arrest.
Two State Police Officers were investigating an accident east of San Jon. Defendant, driving an automobile in a circumspect manner, was passing the accident-scene. One of the officers waved defendant to the side of the road. The officer did so because the numbers on…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by49 opinions
- State v. GutierrezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. DouglasOregon Supreme Court · 1971
- Palmore v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- State v. HobsonIdaho Supreme Court · 1974
- State v. TorresNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
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