New Mexico Court of Appeals· 6/6/1991

State v. Vasquez

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815 P.2d 659
112 N.M. 363

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indicating that a diaper bag taken from a vehicle was unlawfully seized pursuant to the plain view doctrine because the contents “could not be discerned from the bag’s outward appearance,” and thus the incriminating nature of the bag was not apparent
stating that, under the plain view doctrine, “the need 3 for a search warrant is obviated if the contents of the container can be inferred by the 4 container’s outward appearance or if the contents are in plain view”
indicating diaper bag taken from a vehicle was unlawfully seized pursuant to the plain view doctrine because the contents “could not be discerned from the bag’s outward appearance,” and thus the incriminating nature of the bag was not apparent

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Judges: Apodaca, Alarid, Hartz

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