Legal Opinion
State v. Joe
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 19, 2003No. 22,993PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PICKARD, Judge.
{1} The State appeals the trial court’s suppression of evidence, which suppression underlay a directed verdict on the count of failure to display headlamps, contrary to NMSA 1978, § 66-3-802 (1978), and which suppression precipitated a mistrial on the other counts of traffic-related offenses. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
{2} On the evening of July 12, 2001, Defendant was seen by San Juan County Sheriffs Deputy Eric Jiles driving at sunset in a car without its headlamps illuminated. Deputy Jiles testified that it was very dark, overcast, very cloudy, and black at…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. Jason L.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
- State v. MoraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. AndersonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
- County of Los Alamos v. TapiaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. ClineNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. VerdugoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
- State v. WaltersNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2006
- State v. VerdugoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
- State v. BravoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
- State v. HardyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2011
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