Legal Opinion
State v. Marquez
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 2008No. 30,709PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHÁVEZ, Chief Justice.
{1} Defendant Juan Marquez was found guilty by a jury of aggravated DWI and resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer. The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction for DWI, holding that the initial stop leading to Defendant’s arrest was invalid under Section 31-2-8 of the Fresh Pursuit Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 31-2-1 to -8 (1937, as amended), and the charge should therefore have been dismissed. State v. Marquez, 2007-NMCA-151, ¶¶ 1, 8, 15-16, 143 N.M. 79, 173 P.3d 1. We conclude that the arresting officer did have the authority to stop Defendant. We therefore…
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