Legal Opinion

State v. Madrigal

New Mexico Court of Appeals

Decided July 25, 1973No. 1117PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

Convicted of aggravated assault after a plea of guilty, defendant appeals. Section 40A-3-2, N.M.S.A.1953 (2d Repl.Vol. 6). The issues are: (1) jurisdiction of the district court because defendant was a juvenile; (2) competency to plead; (3) validity of the guilty plea; and (4) whether the sentence imposed was an abuse of judicial discretion.

District court jurisdiction because defendant was a juvenile.

A petition was filed with the juvenile court charging defendant, then 17 years old, with matters which, if committed by an adult, would be felonies. A motion was filed…

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Peyton v. NordNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Neller v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1968
  4. State v. JamesNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
  5. State v. AlanizNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1951

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. State v. SinyardNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. State v. AndazolaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. Paternoster v. La Cuesta Cabinets, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Alber Ex Rel. Alber v. NolleNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. State v. AugustusNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1981

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