STATE v. BACA

No. 25,952.

150 P.3d 1015 (2006)

2007-NMCA-016

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John D. BACA, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied January 25, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Madrid, Attorney General, James W. Grayson, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

John Bigelow, Chief Public Defender, Catherine A. Begaye, Assistant Appellate Defender Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.


Certiorari Denied, No. 30,159, January 25, 2007.

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

{1} Under the emergency assistance doctrine, a law enforcement officer may enter a home without a warrant. See State v. Ryon, 2005-NMSC-005, ¶ 27, 137 N.M. 174, 108 P.3d 1032. In this case a police officer entered Defendant's home after Defendant's employer and Defendant's aunt expressed concerns about...

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