Legal Opinion
State v. Tarango
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 19, 1987No. 9464PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BIVINS, Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction for escape from an inmate-release program under NMSA 1978, Section 33-2-46 (Repl. Pamp.1983). Following a trial by jury, defendant was sentenced to three years imprisonment. One year was suspended and the sentence was enhanced by one year under the habitual offender statute, for a total of three years imprisonment plus two years of parole.
We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On June 30, 1983, defendant began serving a sentence of three years for forgery and probation violation. He was incarcerated at the New Mexico Penitentiary and later transferred to the…
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- McCallum v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
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3Cited by32 opinions
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