Legal Opinion
State v. Armstrong
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 8, 1971No. 9128PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TACKETT, Justice.
Defendant was charged by information dated June 28, 1968, in the District Court of San Juan County, New Mexico, of the crime of first degree murder. Pending arraignment, defendant was transferred to the New Mexico State Penitentiary as a parole violator. On January 29, 1969, defendant- was transferred to the New Mexico State Hospital for psychiatric evaluation and treatment. Defendant was given a hearing to determine his competency to stand trial, and on February 14, 1969, the court found defendant mentally incompetent to stand trial. He remained in the State Hospital…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- State v. OrtegaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- State v. UptonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1955
- State v. LopezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- Rutledge v. JohnsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. CrumpNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1971
- People v. MendezNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- State v. LopezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. ChavezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2007
- State v. PruettNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
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