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STATE v. GUEBARA

No. 15219.

894 P.2d 1018 (1995)

119 N.M. 662

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael GUEBARA, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted April 27, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen., Katherine Zinn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

Sammy J. Quintana, Chief Public Defender, Sue A. Herrmann, Asst. Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, for defendant-appellant.

OPINION

APODACA, Chief Judge.

Michael Guebara (Defendant) appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) seized from a motor vehicle. We must decide whether, in order to observe a VIN generally and otherwise observable from outside an automobile, a police officer may reach into the passenger compartment of an unoccupied, parked and locked vehicle to move...

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