Santa Fe Traffic Lawyer, New Mexico

... OPINION. VIGIL, Judge. {1} If a police officer cannot, consistent with the constitution, obtain information he wants from a citizen (such as his identification), does the New Mexico Constitution permit him to use what is otherwise a constitutionally valid traffic stop as a pretextual ...

... Id. ¶ 42. b. Caballes, Muehler, and Johnson overrule Duran's subject-matter limitation on questions during traffic stops. ... 1465). c. The Terry scope analysis considers the reasonableness of the length of the detention during a traffic stop. ...

... We hold that the traffic stop was based upon reasonable suspicion and we affirm the denial of Defendant's motion to suppress. ... B. Section 66-7-325(A) Requires Engagement of a Turn Signal When There is a Reasonable Possibility That Other Traffic May Be Affected. ...