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· 3/12/1975

State v. Richerson

Citations

  • 535 P.2d 644
  • 87 N.M. 437

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that arrest is an essential 5 introductory step before there can be a blood test under the Implied Consent Act
  • stating that “a lawful arrest [is] the essential introductory step to implied consent provisions”
  • holding that there was sufficient 15 evidence that the defendant committed reckless driving, not mere negligence, based 16 upon the defendant’s actions of driving 70 mph in a 25-35 mph zone in a residential 17 neighborhood, and on the wrong side of the highway
  • requiring that the officer be “confronted with an emergency”
  • undisputed that the defendant was not under arrest
  • undisputed that the defendant was not under arrest

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Judges: Sutin, Hernandez, Lopez

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