Legal Opinion
State v. Romero
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided November 23, 1964No. 7497PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARMODY, Justice.
Having been found, guilty by a jury of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs, the defendant appeals.
The questions raised are purely legal ones, and-there, is no necessity in-relating the facts.
The information charged a violation of § 54-7-13, N.M.S.A.1953, “in that the said defendant did have in his possession, unlawfully, certain narcotic drugs, to-wit, cannabis indica, also known as marijuana.” The proof at the trial was that, the substances found in the possession of the defendant were “marijuana,” and there was no other testimony identifying the substance by its true…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- People v. YeargainIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
- People v. SavageCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
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3Cited by34 opinions
- State v. ChavezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- United States v. Charles Larue KingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Steve A. WaltonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- State v. McHorseNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
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