Legal Opinion
State v. Soliz
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 2, 1969No. 290PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge.
Convicted of unlawful possession of and unlawful sale of marijuana, defendant appeals. Sections 54-7-13 and 54-7-14, N.M.S.A.1953 (Repl.Vol. 8, pt. 2). He claims: (1) the State’s evidence is inherently improbable and (2) the trial court erred in refusing his requested instruction. The instruction concerned the failure to call a witness.
State Police Officer Sedillo, together with his associates, Juan Gallegos and Daniel Chaves, met defendant in a bar. Manuel Verdugo and two others were also present.
Sedillo’s testimony of what ensued is not contradicted. According to Sedillo,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Walter Wynn, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- People v. ThomasCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
- State v. ArmijoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1931
- James A. Richards v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Embrey v. GalentinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- LaBarge v. StewartNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1972
- State v. ArchuletaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- State v. MoragaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
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