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STATE v. FOREMAN

No. 5477.

642 P.2d 186 (1982)

97 N.M. 583

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Skip R. FOREMAN, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Rehearing denied January 18, 1982.

Certiorari Quashed March 12, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Bingaman, Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, David Eldon Douglas, Dist. Atty., Anthony Carl Porter, Asst. Dist. Atty., Truth or Consequences, for plaintiff-appellant.

Lawrence M. Pickett, Las Cruces, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

WOOD, Judge.

The State appeals the trial court's order suppressing evidence. The question presented is whether a police officer is required to obtain a search warrant before he may seize contraband discovered during a valid inventory search. See State v. Ruffino, 94 N.M. 500, 612 P.2d 1311 (1980). The trial court concluded that he must. We disagree and reverse.

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