Legal Opinion

State v. Cardenas

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided February 16, 2016No. S-1-SC-35793; Docket 33,564PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KENNEDY, Judge.

{1} A formal opinion in this matter was filed on February 2, 2016. We hereby withdraw that opinion and substitute it with this Opinion to correct an oversight. The victim was referred to as “Matthew Lucero” in the preceding opinion, and the correct name of victim is “Matthew Lujan.”

{2} Defendant shot and killed an unknown intruder, who he later discovered was his friend, by firing a single fatal shot through his front door in the early hours of the morning. Defendant appeals the district court’s refusal to give a defense of habitation instruction as well as an…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. State v. SalazarNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
  2. State v. CoffinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
  3. State v. GallegosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2007
  4. State v. GuerraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2012
  5. State v. HeislerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1954

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. Anderson and State v. WilsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2021
  2. State v. BandaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2017
  3. State v. CardenasNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2016

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