Legal Opinion
State v. Hodge
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided August 23, 1994No. 21305, 21310, 21311 and 21313PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTGOMERY, Chief Justice.
In this case we consider the validity and efficacy of the so-called “conditional plea agreement.” A conditional plea agreement is an agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant in a criminal case, under which, subject to the trial court’s approval, the defendant agrees to plead guilty to the offense charged but reserves one or more specific issues for appellate review following conviction. 1 Although the procedure has been used in numerous cases reviewed by the appellate courts of this state, there are no appellate decisions enunciating any guidelines,…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- State v. CrosbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
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3Cited by94 opinions
- State v. NunezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
- Thomas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- State v. FoulenfontNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
- Juneau v. Intel Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 2005
- State v. TafoyaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2010
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