Legal Opinion
State v. Chavez
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided October 9, 1967No. 8373PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge, Court of Appeals.
Defendant’s appeal from a denial of post-conviction relief under § 21-1-1(93), N.M. S.A.1953 (Interim Supp.1966), raises issues concerning (1) the burden of proof and (2) the uncontradicted evidence rule.
Defendant was convicted of rape. In the post-conviction proceeding he asserts that he did not have a fair trial by an impartial jury. Thus, he asserts a violation of Article II, § 14 of the New Mexico Constitution and the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. This contention was not presented in his prior habeas corpus proceedings…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Rideau v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Marshall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Medler v. HenryNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1940
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3Cited by29 opinions
- State v. CaseNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. LopezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- State v. SmithNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- Lucero v. Los Alamos Constructors, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- Strickland v. Roosevelt County Rural Electric CooperativeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
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