STATE v. FIERRO

No. 16026.

911 P.2d 1202 (1996)

121 N.M. 398

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jessie FIERRO, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

February 2, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Udall, Attorney General, Anthony Tupler, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Douglas W. Baker, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Defendant-Appellant.


OPINION

PICKARD, Judge.

1. Defendant pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana, reserving her right to appeal the trial court's denial of her motion to suppress. Defendant contends that the officer who stopped her car during a roving patrol lacked reasonable suspicion to do so. We agree and reverse.

2. Defendant was stopped at approximately 10:30 p.m. on a Saturday night while she was travelling north on Highway 85 between...

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