Legal Opinion
State v. Melendrez
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1945No. 4886PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BICKLEY, Justice.
The defendant was tried by a jury and convicted of “Assault With Intent To Murder”. The information of the district attorney on which the trial proceeded presented two counts; the first being “Assault With Intent To Murder”, and the second, “Assault with Intent to Maim.”, both under Sec. 41-606, N.M.S.A.1941 Comp. At the conclusion of the trial the court required the district attorney to elect which of the said counts was to be submitted to the jury, and the district attorney elected to stand on the first count of the information charging “Assault With Intent To Murder.” The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lem Woon v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
- State v. PiggSupreme Court of Kansas · 1909
- State v. PayUtah Supreme Court · 1915
- Fertig v. StateArizona Supreme Court · 1913
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
- State v. CouchNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1946
- State v. BarrerasNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1958
- State v. ArchuletaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- State v. MassengillNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
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