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1 STATE V. JASON L., 2000-NMSC-018, 129 N.M. 119, 2 P.3d 856 STATE OF NEW MEXICO, Plaintiff-Respondent, vs. JASON L., a child, Defendant-Petitioner.
Docket No. 25,806 SUPREME COURT OF NEW MEXICO 2000-NMSC-018, 129 N.M. 119, 2 P.3d 856 May 23, 2000, Filed William P. Johnson, District Judge. As Corrected July 5, 2000. Released for Publication June 13, 2000. COUNSEL Phyllis H. Subin, Chief Public Defender Nancy M. Hewitt, Assistant Appellate Defender Santa Fe, NM for Petitioner. Patricia A. Madrid, Attorney General Ralph E. Trujillo, Assistant Attorney General Santa Fe, NM for Respondent. JUDGES PAMELA B. MINZNER, Chief Justice. WE CONCUR: GENE E. FRANCHINI, Justice, PATRICIO M. SERNA, Justice, specially concurring, JOSEPH F. BACA, Justice, dissenting, PETRA JIMENEZ MAES, Justice, dissenting. AUTHOR: PAMELA B. MINZNER OPINION

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING ON CERTIORARI MINZNER, Chief Justice. {1} Defendant Jason L., a minor, appeals from a decision of the New Mexico Court of Appeals reversing a district court's order suppressing a concealed weapon. See In re Jason L., 1999-NMCA-95, 127 N.M. 642, 985 P.2d 1222. We granted Defendant's petition for certiorari because his appeal raised two important issues: (1) when was he seized for purposes of his constitutional protections, see U.S. Const. amend. IV; N.M. Const. art. II,

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