Legal Opinion

Howard v. Martin

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided January 7, 1991No. 19459Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RANSOM, Justice.

Wallace Alexander Howard, Jr., petitions this Court for a writ of certiorari to the district court from denial of habeas corpus sought under SCRA 1986, 5-802. Rule 5-802 governs post-conviction procedures for persons

in custody or under restraint for a determination that such custody or restraint is, or will be, in violation of the constitution or laws of the State of New Mexico or of the United States; that the district court was without jurisdiction to impose such sentence; that the sentence was illegal or in excess of the maximum authorized by law or is otherwise…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Peyton v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Albert H. Carter v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  3. Estelle v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Thomas Russell Crow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
  5. Ward v. KnoblockCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984

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