APS Officer's Search Upheld by Court of Appeals

KASA - An appeals court has backed up an Albuquerque police officer's search of an illegal immigrant during a routine traffic stop, disagreeing with attorneys who argued that the lawman's search went too far. At issue was Officer Joe Moreno's search of suspect Ivan Rochin last January. The Albuquerque Journal reports that Moreno pulled Rochin over for having a suspended car registration, did a pat-down and felt a bulge in Rochin's pants pocket that he asked Rochin to identify. When Rochin refused, Moreno reached in his pocket and found a glass pipe and marijuana. He also found a gun inside Rochin's car. Rochin was later charged in federal court with being an alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Read full story here: News New Mexico

APS Officer's Search Upheld by Court of Appeals