Legal Opinion
State v. Wyman
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 22, 2008No. 28,237PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALARID, Judge.
{1} In this case we hold that NMSA 1978, § 33-3-9 (1995) does not require a sentencing judge to grant a convicted person the opportunity to earn good time credits while in jail. Defendant was found guilty in metropolitan court of one count of violation of a protective order. He was sentenced to 364 days in jail with no opportunity to earn good time credits. He appealed to the district court, arguing that the sentence to straight time was illegal. The district court affirmed the metropolitan court’s sentence. On appeal to this Court, Defendant contends that his sentence…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Matter of Adoption of DoeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. VarelaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. OgdenNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. SinyardNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by15 opinions
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