Legal Opinion

State v. Olson

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided August 30, 2012No. Docket 32,976PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DANIELS, Justice.

{1} We granted certiorari to review a Court of Appeals opinion that overturned the district court’s denial of a motion to suppress drug evidence discovered during a traffic stop of Defendant Gunnar Olson. See State v. Olson, 2011-NMCA-056, ¶¶ 1-2, 5-6, 150 N.M. 348, 258 P.3d 1140. We hold that the arresting officer had reasonable suspicion to expand the scope of the valid traffic stop to an investigation of prostitution solicitation and that Defendant’s subsequent consent to a protective search of his fanny pack was not a fruit of a prior unlawful search or seizure.…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Pennsylvania v. MimmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. State v. GomezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
  4. State v. TollardoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2012
  5. State v. Jason L.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2000

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. MurryNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2013
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  3. State v. PaananenNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2014
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  5. State v. MurryNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2013

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