State v. King
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENDLEY, Judge.
Defendant’s motion for post-conviction relief under Rule 93 [§ 21-1-1 (93) N.M. S.A. 1953 (Supp.1969)] was denied without a hearing and he appeals.
We affirm.
Defendant asserts that he was not advised of his right to remain silent; that he was at no time afforded counsel; that he signed a statement without assistance of counsel; and that the district attorney’s office advised him as to what to do when he entered his plea.
These assertions are not sustained by the record. The record shows that he was offered counsel if he could not afford to hire his own lawyer, that he told…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. ElledgeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- State v. TafoyaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. GillihanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- Stafford v. StateNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
- Adkins v. StateNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971