Legal Opinion
State v. Harrison
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 1970No. 457PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction of voluntary manslaughter. The issues concern: (1) admission of defendant’s statement; (2) admission of a knife; (3) chain of custody; (4) police reports; (5) sufficiency of the evidence; and (6) the self-defense instruction.
After a party at Theresa’s house, a group went to a bar, then to another home. Theresa was then taken home and defendant, with a friend, took another girl home. Defendant, with his friend, returned to Theresa’s house. The friend remained outside. Defendant entered the house with the intention of having sexual relations…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- People v. RiserCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Dahl v. TurnerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- State v. KiddNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1917
- State v. LopezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State v. ParishNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- State Ex Rel. Newsome v. AlaridNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. MillettSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1971
- Morgan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
- State v. PolskyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
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