State v. Martinez

Summary

The New Mexico Supreme Court held that Officer Garrison possessed reasonable, articulable suspicion to conduct a Terry stop of Martinez, affirming the district court’s denial of the suppression motion and reversing the Court of Appeals. The Court reasoned that the officer’s training, experience, observations of drug‑related conduct, and the high‑crime location provided a particularized and objective basis for suspicion. The decision clarifies the distinction between a permissible inference and an impermissible hunch in assessing reasonable suspicion.