STATE v. OCHOA

No. 2 CA-CR 498.

23 Ariz. App. 510 (1975)

534 P.2d 441

STATE of Arizona, Appellant, v. Raymond Arcadio OCHOA, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2.

Rehearing Denied June 3, 1975.

Review Granted September 18, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis DeConcini, Pima County Atty. by Karen Nash, Deputy County Atty., Tucson, and Edward C. Vincent, Certified Third-Year Law Student Under Rule 28(e), for appellant.

John M. Neis, Pima County Public Defender by Lindsay E. Brew, Asst. Public Defender, Tucson, for appellee.


OPINION

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

This appeal poses two issues for our resolution: First, whether law enforcement agents may stop an automobile to check its registration and the license of its driver without any indication that a statute has been violated; second, does the stolen motor vehicle profile arm a law enforcement officer with reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct to justify the stopping of an automobile?

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