STATE v. LOVATO

No. 12391.

817 P.2d 251 (1991)

112 N.M. 517

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frutoso LOVATO, Steve McCrary, Macy Alderette, and Anthony Contreras, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied August 12, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Udall, Atty. Gen. and Patricia Gandert, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jacquelyn Robins, Chief Public Defender and Gina Maestas, Asst. Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

DONNELLY, Judge.

The state appeals from an order of the trial court suppressing evidence seized as a result of a stop of an automobile by police following a report of a drive-by shooting. We discuss: (1) whether there was reasonable suspicion for the stop; (2) whether the trial court's order suppressing evidence is supported by substantial evidence; (3) whether the trial court should be affirmed on alternative grounds because, as a matter of law...

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