Legal Opinion
Clark v. Tansy
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 7, 1994No. 19931PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RANSOM, Justice.
In 1987 Terry Clark was sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of nine-year-old Dena Lynn Gore. On direct appeal a divided Court upheld this death sentence even though the prosecutor stressed Clark’s future dangerousness and the jury was not informed as to the length of time Clark would serve in prison if he was not sentenced to death. State v. Clark, 108 N.M. 288, 772 P.2d 322, cert. denied, 493 U.S. 923, 110 S.Ct. 291, 107 L.Ed.2d 271 (1989). Pursuant to SCRA 1986, 5-802 (Repl.Pamp.1992), Clark filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the district…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by67 opinions
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