Legal Opinion
State v. Nieto
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided June 19, 1967No. 8215PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENSLEY, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals.
Albert Nieto, Jr., was accused by indictment with having sold marijuana in violation of § 54-7-14, N.M.S.A.1953. Following a verdict of guilty and pronouncement of sentence the defendant brings this appeal.
The single ground relied upon for reversal is that the denial of the appellant’s request for a continuance constituted an abuse of discretion by the trial court and deprived the appellant of his liberty without due process of law.
The facts pertinent to the issue to be determined here may be briefly summarized. The indictment was returned by the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lovato v. New MexicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Alfred William Leino v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
- State v. FernandezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1952
- State v. StarrNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1917
- State v. SanchezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by20 opinions
- State v. HernandezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. BrazealNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
- State v. RanneNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1969
- State v. StefaniNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2006
- State v. StefaniNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2006
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