Legal Opinion
State v. Santillanes
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 22, 1982No. 5563PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DONNELLY, Judge.
Appellant, Joe Serafín Santillanes, seeks to reverse his conviction as a habitual criminal. We affirm.
On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the supplemental information charging him as a habitual criminal because of prejudicial delay which violated his right to a speedy trial, and his constitutional rights to due process. We hold that it did not.
Appellant was charged with larceny of property, a fourth degree felony contrary to § 40A-16-1, N.M.S.A. 1953 (2d Repl.Vol. 6). On October 11, 1978, appellant entered a plea of nolo…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. LinamNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
- State v. MascarenasNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
- State v. DuranNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. MayberryNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by20 opinions
- State v. GrissomNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
- State v. GallegosNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1989
- State v. TarangoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
- State v. KilpatrickNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
- State v. SanchezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001
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