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STATE v. PETERSON

No. 31,919.

315 P.3d 354 (2013)

2014-NMCA-008

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe PETERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

October 21, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. King , Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, Sri Mullis , Assistant Attorney General, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee.

Bennett J. Baur , Acting Chief Public Defender, B. Douglas Wood III , Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

{1} In State v. Ochoa, 2009-NMCA-002, ¶¶ 38-40, 146 N.M. 32, 206 P.3d 143, this Court held that the New Mexico Constitution forbids the police from using an otherwise valid traffic stop as a pretext for investigating unrelated matters for which there is no reasonable suspicion or probable cause,...

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