Legal Opinion
State v. Nelson
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 1958No. 6197PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIKER, Justice.
The defendant, David Cooper Nelson, was charged with the murder of Ralph Henderson Rainey. A trial was had to a jury and a verdict of finding the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree without recommendation was returned. Judgment was entered by which the defendant was sentenced to death. This appeal resulted.
The defendant was arrested in Nevada and having been returned to New Mexico was first questioned by two state policemen, one of these being Chief Roach. The defendant made inquiry of Chief Roach whether he, .the defendant, “would not fry if he copped a plea.” Chief…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- State v. OchoaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1937
- State v. LordNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
- State v. BealNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1944
- Commonwealth v. TaylorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Irven Green and Robert Benjamin Smith v. United States of America, Arnold Jack Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- State v. LaneyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
- Kelly v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1973
- United States v. Patrick Michael ScottCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- State v. NelsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1959
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