0001|                      SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 9
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                            L. SKIP VERNON
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0010|                          A JOINT RESOLUTION
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0011|     PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 2, SECTION 10 OF THE
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0012|     CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO REQUIRE THAT THE COURTS OF NEW
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0013|     MEXICO INTERPRET ITS PROVISIONS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE
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0014|     PROVISIONS OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
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0015|     UNITED STATES.
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0017|     BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0018|          Section 1.  It is proposed to amend Article 2, Section 10
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0019|     of the constitution of New Mexico to read:
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0020|          "The people shall be secure in their persons, papers,
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0021|     homes and effects, from unreasonable searches and seizures, and
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0022|     no warrant to search any place, or seize any person or thing,
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0023|     shall issue without describing the place to be searched, or the
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0024|     persons or things to be seized, nor without a written showing
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0025|     of probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation. <u>In
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<u></u>0001| <u>    criminal cases, the rights of defendants to be free from
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<u></u>0002| <u>    unreasonable searches and seizures pursuant to the provisions
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<u></u>0003| <u>    of this section shall be construed by the courts of New Mexico
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<u></u>0004| <u>    in a manner consistent with the provisions of the fourth
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<u></u>0005| <u>    amendment to the constitution of the United States.  The
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<u></u>0006| <u>    provisions of this section shall not be construed by the courts
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<u></u>0007| <u>    of New Mexico to afford greater rights to criminal defendants
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<u></u>0008| <u>    to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures than the
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<u></u>0009| <u>    rights afforded to criminal defendants pursuant to the
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<u></u>0010| <u>    provisions of the fourth amendment to the constitution of the
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<u></u>0011| <u>    United States.  The provisions of this section shall not be
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<u></u>0012| <u>    construed by the courts of New Mexico to afford greater rights
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<u></u>0013| <u>    to criminal defendants who are minors to be free from
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<u></u>0014| <u>    unreasonable searches and seizures than the rights afforded to
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<u></u>0015| <u>    criminal defendants who are minors pursuant to the provisions
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<u></u>0016| <u>    of the fourth amendment to the constitution of the United
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<u></u>0017| <u>    States.</u>"
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0018|          Section 2.  The amendment proposed by this resolution
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0019|     shall be submitted to the people for their approval or
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0020|     rejection at the next general election or at any special
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0021|     election prior to that date which may be called for that
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0022|     purpose.
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0023|                                    
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0024|   
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0025|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0001|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0004|                                                   March 4, 1997
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0006|   Mr. President:
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0007|   
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0008|       Your RULES COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0009|   
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0010|                     SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 9
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0011|   
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0012|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0013|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0014|   JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0016|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0020|                                
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0021|   __________________________________
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0022|                                Gloria Howes, Chairman 
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0001|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0002|   Adopted_______________________
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0003|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0006|                     Date ________________________
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0009|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0010|           Yes:    6
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0011|           No:     0
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0012|                Excused:     Aragon, Gorham
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0013|           Absent: None
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0016|   SJR09RU1
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