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· 1/3/1991

State v. Bedolla

Citations

  • 806 P.2d 588
  • 111 N.M. 448

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding there was no attenuation where defendants gave consent for search after being stopped based on uncorroborated tip that they were dealing cocaine
  • holding there was no attenuation where the defendants gave consent 5 1 for search after being stopped based on uncorroborated tip that they were dealing 2 cocaine
  • state must prove consent to search was voluntary and free from taint of illegal state action
  • tip alleging criminal activity which is uncorroborated by police investigatory work cannot provide basis for investigatory stop
  • although defendant was lawfully detained at a roadblock and consented to search of trunk, once that consent was withdrawn, officers needed probable cause to search the container inside
  • illegally obtained evidence must be suppressed

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Judges: Alarid, Bivins, Chavez

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