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STATE v. DAVIS

NO. 33,666.

387 P.3d 274 (2016)

2016-NMCA-073

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wesley DAVIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted, July 29, 2016, No. S-1-SC-35976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hector H. Balderas , Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, Jane A. Bernstein , Assistant Attorney General, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee.

Law Works LLC, John A. McCall , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

OPINION

{1} The issue in this case is whether the warrantless search of Defendant's backpack was permissible under the inventory search exception to the warrant requirement. We conclude it was not and reverse the order of the district court, which denied Defendant's motion to suppress.

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