State of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Petitioner v. Norman Davis, Defendant-Respondent

Summary

The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of the motion to suppress, holding that substantial evidence showed Defendant Norman Davis voluntarily consented to the search of his home, and remanded for further proceedings. The Court applied a totality‑of‑the‑circumstances analysis and rejected the claim that the presence of armed officers and a helicopter rendered the consent coerced.