New Mexico Supreme Court

State v. Sanchez

July 23, 2020476 P.3d 889

Summary

The New Mexico Supreme Court held that a search warrant for an electronic device is executed when the device is seized, so later data extraction does not violate Rule 5-211(C)'s ten‑day limit, and it affirmed the trial court's exclusion of fire‑evidence because no admissible proof linked the defendant to the fire.