Legal Opinion
State v. Stenz
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided January 4, 1990No. 11403PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BIVINS, Chief Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction for misdemeanor aggravated battery. He raises three issues: (1) ineffectiveness of his trial counsel; (2) insufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction; and (3) his right to allocution at sentencing for the misdemean- or. We affirm.
Officer Elam received a call at 11:10 p.m. regarding a possible gunshot wound. When he arrived at the scene, he found the victim, who had been shot near the eye with what the victim and his two companions believed was a pellet rifle. The victim and his companions testified they had been shooting…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- McDonald v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- People v. IbarraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- State v. BoyerNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- State v. HerreraNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001
- State v. SwavolaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1992
- State v. RichardsonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1992
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