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TORRES v. STATE

No. 61946.

341 P.3d 652 (2015)

Ralph TORRES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

January 29, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick B. Lee, Jr. , Public Defender, and Alina M. Rilpatrick , Deputy Public Defender, Elko County, for Appellant.

Catherine Cortez Masto , Attorney General, Carson City; Mark Torvinen , District Attorney, and Mark S. Mills , Deputy District Attorney, Elko County, for Respondent.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.

OPINION

In this appeal, we determine whether the discovery of a valid arrest warrant purges the taint from the illegal seizure of a pedestrian, such that the evidence obtained during a search incident to the arrest is admissible. We conclude that the officer's continued detention of Ralph Torres, after he dispelled...

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