Legal Opinion
City of Portales v. Bell
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1963No. 7199PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARMODY, Justice.
Appellant was convicted in the district court of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, following his appeal from a like conviction in the city court. This appeal is from a judgment and sentence imposed by the district court.
Two of appellant’s four points relate to the claimed failure of proof of the charge, and will be discussed together.
It is claimed that the city failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant was “under the influence” as defined in State v. Sisneros, 1938, 42 N.M. 500, 82 P.2d 274, or that the offense was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. MarzanoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- State v. SisnerosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
- United States v. Lutwak. United States v. Knoll. United States v. TreitlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
- Kissic v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
- Young v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. McFerranNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- Patterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Read v. Western Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
- State v. RodriguezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1988
- State v. AyalaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981
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