STATE v. VASQUEZ

No. 12021.

815 P.2d 659 (1991)

112 N.M. 363

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Julio Rojas VASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied July 29, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen. and Gail MacQuesten, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jacquelyn Robins, Chief Public Defender and Amme M. Hogan, Asst. Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, Anthony Filosa, Filosa & Filosa, Truth or Consequences, for defendant-appellant.


OPINION

APODACA, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized by a border patrol officer in a warrantless search at an immigration checkpoint. He contends that his right to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures was violated when a bag of marijuana was seized from the undercarriage of his truck. Because we determine that the officer...

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