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State v. Perea

Citations

  • 513 P.2d 1287
  • 85 N.M. 505

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that, without a showing of prejudice, “an otherwise valid search warrant” will not be set aside “because of defects in the return of the warrant”
  • holding that matters involving defects in the return of a warrant are “ministerial acts which, even if defective or erroneous, do not require a search warrant to be held invalid unless prejudice is shown”
  • applying the veracity and basis of knowledge test to double hearsay
  • wherein authoring Judge Hernandez and specially concurring Judges Wood and Lopez all discuss police observation of needle marks on informants’ arms as corroborating information

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Judges: Hernandez, Wood, Lopez

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