STATE v. REED

No. 23929.

964 P.2d 113 (1998)

125 N.M. 552

1998-NMSC-030

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Prentice REED, Defendant-Petitioner.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

August 31, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorothy C. Sanchez, Albuquerque, for Defendant-Petitioner.

Hon. Tom Udall, Attorney General, Max Shepherd, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, for Plaintiff-Respondent.


OPINION

McKINNON, Justice.

{1} This case presents three questions: (1) whether a trace amount of cocaine detected in a cellophane cigarette wrapper carried in one's pocket proves knowledge that the substance was cocaine; (2) whether a law enforcement officer who wants to search a vehicle based on a hunch that the vehicle contains illegal drugs may validly stop the vehicle based on personal observations of violations of the Motor Vehicle Code, NMSA 1978,...

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