Legal Opinion

State v. Brown

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided January 13, 1984No. 14713PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STOWERS, Justice.

The defendant, Joseph M. Brown, was tried by jury and convicted in the district court of Lea County for one count of first degree murder and one count of criminal sexual penetration in the first degree.

From this conviction defendant appeals. We affirm.

The issues on appeal are:

1. Whether the defendant’s convictions are supported by substantial evidence;

2. Whether the trial court erred in allowing eyewitnesses to testify, despite allegations that the witnesses had motives to falsify their testimony; and

3. Whether the trial court abused its discretion by admitting…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. BellNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
  3. State v. CaseNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
  4. State v. HutchinsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1983
  5. State v. TovarNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. State v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2005
  2. MacK v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  3. King v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  4. State v. CopelandNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. State v. JojolaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005

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