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STATE v. PINELA

No. 12765.

830 P.2d 179 (1992)

113 N.M. 627

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pete PINELA, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied April 15, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen., Max Shepherd, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Sammy J. Quintana, Chief Public Defender, Hilary Lamberton, Asst. Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.

OPINION

BLACK, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine. He argues that the Roswell Municipal Court bench warrant was invalid, and if it was not, Officer Steinbeck was not authorized to execute it in Dexter. The trial court made the following rulings: (1) the warrant was valid, even though not based on a sworn affidavit; and (2) the arrest was legal because a Chaves County sheriff's deputy has the authority to arrest a person in...

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