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STATE v. SEWELL

No. 30,897.

211 P.3d 885 (2009)

2009-NMSC-033

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. Kamil SEWELL, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

June 18, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary King, Attorney General, Joel Jacobsen, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner.

McGarry Law Office, Kathleen McGarry, Glorieta, NM, for Respondent.

OPINION

DANIELS, Justice.

{1} In this case we are called upon to determine the Fourth Amendment reasonableness of the length of a detention in the course of an automobile stop to investigate suspected drug trafficking. We conclude that the brief additional time after an unsuccessful car search that the investigating officer spent in talking to a passenger who appeared afraid and indicated she wanted to communicate with the officer privately...

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