Legal Opinion
Blatchford v. Gonzales
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided July 21, 1983No. 14361PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAYNE, Chief Justice.
Blatchford, a Navajo Indian, was convicted of accessory to criminal sexual penetration and kidnapping of a Navajo Indian child, and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was confined to the state mental hospital in San Miguel County where he filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. However, he failed to pursue his post-conviction remedies under NMSA 1978, Crim.P.R. 57(j) (Repl.Pamp.1980), before applying for the writ. The district court granted the writ over objections by the State that Blatchford failed to exhaust his remedies under Rule 57(j). In granting the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Oneida Indian Nation v. County of OneidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Johnson & Graham's Lessee v. McIntoshSupreme Court of the United States · 1823
- Landy v. Federal Deposit InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. SandovalSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company v. Kee Ike Yazzie, Roselyn D. John, Romero Brown, Lewis Calamity, Peter J. Korth, and David C. BruntCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- State v. FrankNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2002
- Herbert Charles Blatchford, Jr. v. George Sullivan, Warden, and Attorney General, State of New MexicoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
- State v. RomeroNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2006
- State v. OrtizNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
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