Legal Opinion
State v. Brooks
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided January 4, 1955No. 5840PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMPTON, Chief Justice.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of Lea County of murdering John Jett and was sentenced to serve a term in the penitentiary of not less than 25 years nor more than 35 years. From the judgment and sentence he prosecutes this appeal.
On August 11, 1952, about 4:00 P.M., John J.ett, the deceased, Clyde. Shugart and M. S. Haughton went to Club Morrice where they were served drinks. They were sitting on stools at the bar when appellant and Jean Brooks came in and sat down in a booth about 10 feet away. The appellant and Jean Brooks were divorced at the time but subsequently…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- State v. LordNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
- State v. HutterNebraska Supreme Court · 1945
- State v. BassettNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1921
- Goldenberg v. LawNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1913
- State v. NevaresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1932
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Armando A. Miranda v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1958
- State v. CastrilloNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. MarquezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- State v. HarrisonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- State v. WessonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
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