Legal Opinion
State v. Haddenham
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 19, 1990No. 11334, 11357PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DONNELLY, Judge.
These consolidated cases involve the common question of whether it is legally permissible for the state to present evidence of the same felony to prove an essential element of the crime of felon in possession of a firearm contrary to NMSA 1978, Section 30-7-16 (Repl.Pamp.1984), and to rely upon this same evidence for purposes of enhancing defendants’ sentences under the habitual offender criminal statute, NMSA 1978, Section 31-18-17 (Repl.Pamp.1987).
Defendants were convicted in separate cases of the charge of felon in possession of a firearm contrary to Section 30-7-16.…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Albernaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Carella v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- State v. FranklinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
- State v. BoyerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
- State v. SandersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- State v. PeppersNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
- State v. HandaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
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