Legal Opinion

State v. McDuffie

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided June 4, 1987No. 9657PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GARCIA, Judge.

This case involves the district court’s dismissal of defendant’s appeal from a conviction in metropolitan court. Defendant raises three issues on appeal: 1) whether refusal to grant a continuance, so that defendant could be present at all stages of his trial, was error; 2) whether defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel; and 3) whether NMSA 1978, Section 30-7-2 (Cum.Supp.1986) is unconstitutional as applied. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Defendant was convicted in metropolitan court of carrying a concealed deadly weapon in violation of Section 30-7-2, and he…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. City of New Orleans v. DukesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Charles William Proffitt v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  4. State v. FranklinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
  5. United States v. Henry BellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. NeelyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
  2. State v. ClementsNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. State v. LewisNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. State v. SloanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2019
  5. State v. FinchumNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991

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