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State v. Archuleta

Citations

  • 879 P.2d 792
  • 118 N.M. 160

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  • observing that the Legislature intended the definition of “uniform” to be less restrictive
  • relying on the statutory defense as a basis for analyzing the defendant’s 14 argument in favor of reversing his conviction
  • construing Section 66-8-124(A), “[i]t seems clear enough that the intention of the legislature in requiring the officer to wear a uniform plainly indicating his official status was to enable the motorist to be certain that the officer who stops him is, in fact, a police officer”
  • “It seems 12 clear enough that the intention of the [L]egislature in requiring the officer to wear a 13 uniform plainly indicating his official status was to enable the motorist to be certain 14 that the officer who stops him is, in fact, a police officer.”

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Judges: Alarid, Black, Flores

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