Legal Opinion

State v. Zinn

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided December 2, 1987No. 16817PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SOSA, Senior Justice.

A jury convicted defendant Johnny Clifford Zinn (Zinn) of nineteen separate felonies, including murder, kidnapping, criminal sexual penetration, robbery, fraudulent use of a credit card, and extortion, along with conspiracy and solicitation to commit various of the above crimes. Zinn appeals the jury’s verdict and the sentence — life plus ninety-six years. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

FACTS

James Scartaccini (Scartaccini) came to know Zinn through Randy Pierce (Pierce) when the latter asked Scartaccini to help find for Zinn a woman who would be willing to…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Bourjaily v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. United States v. InadiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. People v. AllenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
  4. United States v. Kevin R. DaileyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  5. People v. MedinaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. BrownNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
  2. State v. OlguinNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. State v. BahneyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. Fry v. LopezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2019
  5. Fry v. Lopez and Allen v. LeMasterNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2019

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