Legal Opinion
State v. Luna
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided January 28, 1980No. 12131PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SOSA, Chief Justice.
Defendant appeals his convictions of first-degree murder, under the felony-murder doctrine, and aggravated burglary. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder charge and to a ten to fifty year sentence for the aggravated burglary charge.
The defendant raises seven issues on appeal:
I. Were the stop, arrest and searches of the defendant valid?
II. Did the trial court abuse its discretion by denying defendant’s motion for a bifurcated trial?
III. Did the trial court commit reversible error by refusing to allow lay witnesses to express their opinions regarding…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Arkansas v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- City of Las Cruces v. BetancourtNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
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