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State v. Affsprung

Citations

  • 854 P.2d 873
  • 115 N.M. 546

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that a border patrol agent, within the scope of a permissible checkpoint inquiry, may ask questions of the driver and passenger about citizenship and ask them to explain suspicious circumstances
  • stating that moving the defendant to the secondary area was \an appropriate detention\ because the agent had reasonable suspicion
  • stating that moving the defendant to the secondary area was “an appropriate detention” because the agent had reasonable suspicion
  • “While it is true that reasonable suspicion does not provide carte blanche, it does allow detention sufficient to verify or dispel the circumstances giving rise to the suspicion.”
  • “While it is true that reasonable suspicion does not provide carte blanche, it does allow detention sufficient to verify or dispel the circumstances giving rise to the suspicion.”
  • stating the constitutionally acceptable boundaries for fixed checkpoints stops

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Black, Alarid, Chavez

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