Legal Opinion

Patterson v. LeMaster

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided April 3, 2001No. 26,075PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MINZNER, Justice.

{1} Petitioner Marvin Patterson pleaded no contest to one count of armed robbery with a firearm enhancement, see NMSA 1978, § 30-16-2 (1973) and NMSA 1978, § 31-18-16 (1993), in the Second Judicial District Court and was convicted. Having exhausted his direct appeals, he petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Rule 5-802 NMRA 2001, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied his petition. We review the district court’s decision pursuant to Rule 12-501 NMRA 2001.

{2} Petitioner advances two arguments on appeal. First, he argues that…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by62 opinions

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  5. State v. TorresNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005

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