Legal Opinion
State v. Jordan
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 25, 1972No. 771PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COWAN, Judge.
The defendant appeals following his conviction of homicide by vehicle, contrary to § 64 — 22-1, subd. A, N.M.S.A.1953 (Repl. Vol. 9, pt. 2, 1971 Supp.).
Trial was to the court. We reverse. Section 64-22-1, subd. A, supra, states: “Homicide by vehicle is the killing of a human being in the unlawful operation of a motor vehicle.”
The charge against the defendant arose out of an intersectional collision in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when a car driven by the defendant ran a red light and collided with a vehicle driven by Franklin Lee Robinson, who died as a result of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. AustinNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- State v. ShedoudyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1941
- State v. DavisNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- State v. PedroNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. Ibn Omar-MuhammadNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. MyersNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
- State v. DutchoverNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
- State v. BryantNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
- State v. MarquezNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2009
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