Legal Opinion
State v. Castrillo
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 1991No. 19821PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BACA, Justice.
We accepted certification of this appeal from the court of appeals pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 34-5-14 (Repl. Pamp. 1990) to clarify the law of duress as a defense to the crime of felon in possession of a firearm. We also consider the other two issues raised in this appeal: Whether the trial court improperly denied defendant’s motion to discharge the jury, and whether the use of the same prior felony to prove the crime of felon in possession of a firearm and defendant’s status as a habitual offender violates double jeopardy. We affirm the district court’s resolution of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. Edgar Cherry GantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Lester Giles PanterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- People v. KingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. HaddenhamNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
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