Legal Opinion
State v. Cowden
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 1996No. 15714PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WECHSLER, Judge.
1. Defendant appeals from the judgment and sentence of the trial court sentencing him on multiple felony counts. He argues-that the Double Jeopardy Clause prohibits sentencing him for both assault with intent to commit a violent felony, murder, NMSA1978, § 30-3-3 (Repl.Pamp.1994), and for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, NMSA1978, § 30-3-5(0 (Repl.Pamp.1994). U.S. Const. amend. V; N.M. Const. art. II, § 15. We hold that one offense does not subsume the other under the analysis of Blockburger v. United States, 284 U.S. 299, 304, 52 S.Ct. 180, 182, 76 L.Ed. 306…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Swafford v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. GonzalesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. MeadorsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- State v. LopezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
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