· 3/12/1975
State v. Richerson
Citations
- 535 P.2d 644
- 87 N.M. 437
How courts have described this case
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- 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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