Legal Opinion
State v. Farris
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 22, 1970No. 465PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
Defendant was convicted of criminal abortion which resulted in the death of the woman. Section 40A-5-1, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl. Vol. 6). The amendment to this section, Laws 1969, ch. 67, § 1, is not applicable. The dispositive issue is the admissibility of a declaration made by the victim to her daughter.
The alleged abortion attempt occurred February 2, 1969 in Sierra County. During the last week of December, 1968, the victim, and her daugther, lived in Gallup, New Mexico. During this week the victim told her daughter she was pregnant. Also, during this week, the victim told…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bartlett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
- State v. DeatonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1964
- State v. OrfanakisNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1916
- State v. WaggonerNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1946
- Territory of New Mexico v. NeatherlinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1906
3Cited by12 opinions
- Jesse Joseph Trujillo v. George E. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- State v. JohnsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2010
- State v. ArmijoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
- Morris v. Dodge Country, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1973
- State v. BahneyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2012
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