Legal Opinion
State v. Frank
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided January 31, 1979No. 12021PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAYNE, Justice.
Defendant appeals his convictions on separate charges of first-degree murder and aggravated burglary. He was charged with having killed Tina Marie Alexander while committing an aggravated burglary in Farmington, New Mexico.
Prior to trial, defendant moved for a change of venue alleging that adverse pretrial publicity prevented him from receiving a fair trial. The motion was denied by the trial court. At trial defendant asked to voir dire each prospective juror individually and out of the presence of other prospective jurors concerning certain newspaper articles about the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. Leonard Crow DogCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- State v. RowellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- State v. TorresCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1976
- State v. FernandezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1952
- Ferguson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1974
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3Cited by34 opinions
- National Treasury Employees Union v. Von RaabSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Tallman v. ABF (Arkansas Best Freight)New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
- State v. ClarkNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
- State v. GutierrezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2007
- State v. SparksNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
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