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STATE v. LOPEZ

No. 10800.

783 P.2d 479 (1989)

109 N.M. 169

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Quashed November 19, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal Stratton, Atty. Gen., Margaret McLean, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jacquelyn Robins, Chief Public Defender, Susan Gibbs, Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, Dennis W. Montoya, Asst. Public Defender, Las Vegas, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

MINZNER, Judge.

This case raises important questions concerning the distinction between police encounters with citizens that do not implicate the fourth amendment, see United States v. Mendenhall, 446 U.S. 544, 100 S.Ct. 1870, 64 L.Ed.2d 497 (1980), and those that do. See, e.g., Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed...

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