STATE v. CARDENAS-ALVAREZ

No. 19,466.

995 P.2d 492 (1999)

128 N.M. 570

2000-NMCA-009

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Candelario CARDENAS-ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted January 31, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Madrid, Attorney General, Arthur W. Pepin, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, for Appellee.

Phyllis H. Subin, Chief Public Defender, Bruce Rogoff, Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, for Appellant.


Certiorari Granted, No. 26,138, January 31, 2000.

OPINION

APODACA, Judge.

{1} Defendant was convicted of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. He appeals from the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized from his motor vehicle by United States Border Patrol agents. He raises four issues, arguing that: (1) although his initial detention at a checkpoint was lawful, it became an unlawful detention because the Border Patrol agents...

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