[DOWNLOAD] "State V. Miles" by New Mexico Court of Appeals ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State V. Miles
- Author : New Mexico Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 06, 1989
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 49 KB
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Defendant appeals his convictions for possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana (less than one ounce), and speeding. The question on appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress. Defendant sought suppression of (1) a brown wooden box containing marijuana, which was seized from his car; and (2) cocaine subsequently seized from his person. The facts raise an issue of first impression: whether under the plain view exception to the requirement of a search warrant, a police officer may investigate the contents of a container which is itself contraband and which he is virtually certain contains more contraband. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress.