Legal Opinion

State v. Guerra

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided August 9, 2012No. Docket 33,052PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DANIELS, Justice.

{1} Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the fatal stabbing of Andrew Gama during a fight ata Clovis apartment complex in March 2010. In his direct appeal to this Court, he argues that (1) there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction for tampering with evidence, (2) the district court abused its discretion by denying his motion for a new trial when two defense exhibits left on counsel table after closing arguments were not included with other exhibits provided to the jury during deliberation, (3) he received…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Matter of Adoption of DoeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
  3. State v. RojoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
  4. State v. CunninghamNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State v. TollardoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2012

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. State v. MontoyaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2015
  2. State v. MontoyaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2015
  3. State v. SmithNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2016
  4. State v. TorrezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2013
  5. State v. CarilloNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2017

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