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- Title: State v. Munoz
- Author : New Mexico Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 27, 1998
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
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APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF DONA ANA COUNTY Grace B. Duran, District Judge OPINION The State appeals a district court order suppressing cocaine seized from Defendant's person after a deputy sheriff stopped a vehicle in which Defendant was a passenger. The deputy stopped the vehicle because of a cracked windshield. The district court ruled the stop unlawful. We hold that the stop was lawful if the deputy had reasonable grounds to believe that the crack rendered the vehicle dangerous to operate on the highway. Because the district court apparently believed that the stop was lawful only if the deputy observed bad driving behavior, we reverse the order suppressing the evidence and remand for a determination of whether the deputy had the necessary reasonable grounds for the stop. BACKGROUND