Legal Opinion
State v. Wade
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 12, 1983No. 7038PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NEAL, Judge.
What is the meaning of “abusing any * * peace officer” in NMSA 1978, § 30-22-l(D) (Cum.Supp.1982.)? The defendant, convicted of abusing a policeman, contends that “abusing any * * * peace officer” in § 30-22-l(D) is void for vagueness or, alternatively, overbroad. We reverse because the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction, and do not reach the constitutional issues.
On March 24,1982, two Bernalillo County Sheriffs Department deputies were dispatched to the defendant’s home. There had been a family fight, and the defendant’s wife had called the police. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lewis v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. LankfordNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. DoeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- State v. GattisNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
- State v. James M.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
- State v. FloresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
- United States v. Robert A. StenzelCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
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