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State v. Coates

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided October 16, 1985No. 15348PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SOSA, Senior Justice.

Defendant Danny Ray Coates appeals his conviction of first degree murder, armed robbery, and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle. We affirm.

On August 26, 1982, Louise Cecil was found dead in her residence in Hobbs, New Mexico and her 1976 white Plymouth was missing. On that same day the police found Coates driving the Plymouth near Loving, New Mexico and took him into custody. The district attorney filed a criminal complaint against defendant on August 26, 1982, charging him with murder, robbery, and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle. On September 3, 1982, a…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. State v. NobleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
  2. State v. BrownNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
  3. State v. ArandaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. State v. ValdezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
  5. Valdez v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. LujanNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. State v. DuarteNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. State v. BruleNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
  4. State v. SanchezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
  5. State v. DuncanNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994

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