Legal Opinion

State v. Vaughn

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided February 1, 1971No. 9031PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

McMANUS, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a conviction of murder, alleging that the District Court of Hidalgo County did not have jurisdiction to try his case; that because the lower court proceedings were not based upon a grand jury indictment, they violated the defendant’s Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights; that the defendant was prejudiced by the introduction of a psychiatrist’s rebuttal testimony contrary to certain of his constitutional and evidentiary rights, and that there was no substantial evidence supporting' findings of fact made by the trial judge concerning his denial of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In Re SpencerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Hunt v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
  3. Deats v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
  4. State v. SandersNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1970

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. MuiseNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. State v. AguirreNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972
  3. State v. AtwoodNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. State v. MartinezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1981
  5. State v. EllisNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976

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