Legal Opinion

Callaway v. State

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided January 25, 1990No. 18896PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SOSA, Chief Justice.

We granted petitioner a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals’ 2-1 decision affirming his convictions (State v. Callaway, 109 N.M. 564, 787 P.2d 1247 (Ct.App.1989), Apodaca, J., dissenting). After consideration of the petition, the court of appeals’ opinion, arguments raised on the petition and on appeal, and pertinent portions of the appellate record, we reverse the court of appeals. On remand to the district court, the petitioner shall be discharged from custody.

The issue is whether the trial court erred in granting a mistrial in petitioner’s first…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. State v. SaavedraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Braxton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. State v. FlickSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. County of Los Alamos v. TapiaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
  2. State v. McDonaldNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
  3. State v. FosterNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. State v. RoperNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001
  5. State v. LitteralNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990

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