Legal Opinion
State v. Gillihan
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided July 26, 1974No. 9918PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEPHENSON, Justice.
In September, 1968, Gillihan was convicted by a jury on four separate counts of murder in the first degree. Each conviction specified that the death penalty be imposed. On appeal, this court issued a mandate on September 10, 1969, remanding for resentencing as provided in newly enacted statutes limiting capital punishment. Ch. 128, Laws 1969.
The trial court resentenced Gillihan to life imprisonment on each of the four separate convictions, and provided that the second, third and fourth convictions be served concurrently with each other but consecutively to the life…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- State v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1942
- State v. VallejosNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1974
- State v. WilliamsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- State v. PolskyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
- State v. VictorianNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Swafford v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- House v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
- Feldon Jackson, Jr. v. John ShanksCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- Eddie Maes v. John Thomas, Warden and Attorney General of the State of New MexicoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- Duncan v. KerbyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
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