Legal Opinion
State v. Alaniz
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 26, 1951No. 5350PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUJAN, Chief Justice.
Valeriano Alaniz and Luis Campos were-tried and convicted in the district court of Lincoln county of the murder of Pete Nalda. Campos was sentenced to life imprisonment. Alaniz was sentenced to death and he appeals from the judgment and sentence entered upon the verdict so returned. The parties will be referred to as they appeared' in the lower court.
The fatal tragedy occurred on the Lewis-Sanders ranch which is located about twenty miles east of Corona, New Mexico, between 11:30 P.M. and midnight on February 26, 1950. Mr. Gratien Ernaut as a witness for the state, gave…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State v. KiddNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1917
- Latimer v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
- Byrd v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1929
- Griffith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Higdon v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1932
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3Cited by42 opinions
- McCauley v. RayNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- State v. LindseyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- Morgan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- Deats v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1969
- State v. RobinsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
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