STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 25,031.

136 P.3d 579 (2006)

139 N.M. 578

2006-NMCA-062

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Virgil WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied June 2, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Madrid, Attorney General, Anita Carlson, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

John Bigelow, Chief Public Defender, Jennifer Byrns, Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.


Certiorari Denied, No. 29,785, June 2, 2006.

OPINION

CASTILLO, Judge.

{1} In this case, we must determine if an individual's Fourth Amendment rights are implicated when a law enforcement officer requests a driver's license from the driver of a parked car. Because a reasonable person, in these circumstances, would not feel free to disregard the police officer's request for a driver's license, we conclude that Defendant was detained and...

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