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State v. Ochoa

Citations

  • 206 P.3d 143
  • 146 N.M. 32
  • 2009 NMCA 002

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that pretextual traffic stops violate Article II, Section 10 though such stops are permitted under the Fourth Amendment
  • recognizing that, in a pretexual stop, the stop is 5 “permitted by the traffic code, but initiated for an unconstitutional reason”
  • discussing the facts relevant to the totality of the 9 circumstances when considering whether a traffic stop is pretextual
  • \The constitutionality of a search or seizure is a mixed question of law and fact and demands de novo review.\

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Judges: Vigil, Bustamante, Kennedy

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36 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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