Legal Opinion
State v. Case
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1985No. 7751PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
This appeal involves the conviction and sentence of Case for contempt. Our discussion is divided into (1) the background; (2) the trial; and (3) the sentence.
BACKGROUND
The victim was Nancy Mitchell. Case was convicted of first degree murder and first degree criminal sexual penetration. State v. Case, 100 N.M. 714, 676 P.2d 714 (1984) (Case I). He was sentenced to penitentiary terms of life and eighteen years, to be served consecutively. State v. Case, 100 N.M. 173, 667 P.2d 978 (Ct.App.1983) (Case II).
Case was called as a prosecution witness at the trial of Worley, who was…
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