Legal Opinion
State v. Fiechter
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1976No. 10527PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEPHENSON, Justice.
Charged with the unlawful possession of a controlled substance 1 (marijuana), Fiechter moved for dismissal during trial claiming entrapment as a matter of law. The trial court denied the motion, but gave an instruction on entrapment which Fiechter had requested. 2 The jury convicted. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding entrapment existed as a matter of law. State v. Fiechter, 88 N.M. 437, 540 P.2d 1326 (Ct.App.1975). We granted certiorari and reverse the Court of Appeals.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- State v. RomeroNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1960
- State v. SainzNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. HogervorstNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
- State v. RodriguezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
- Baca v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1987
- State v. VallejosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. CarterNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1979
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