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State v. McCrary

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided January 5, 1984No. 14652PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PAYNE, Justice.

This appeal challenges the first degree murder convictions of Bryan McCrary and Bart D. Burdick.

McCrary had attended a carnival in Hobbs and felt he was cheated out of sixty-four dollars. He and Burdick decided they would get revenge by shooting the tires of the carnival trucks. Armed with two .22 caliber rifles, two 30-30 caliber rifles, a shotgun, and accompanied by William Sutton, they returned to the carnival site at 1:30 a.m.

With Burdick driving, the group contend they circled the area two to three times in a pick-up truck. Stopping momentarily and then driving…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. MacDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. State v. ManusNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
  4. State v. GarciaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1942
  5. State v. LankfordNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. State v. BarberNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
  2. State v. SalazarNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
  3. State v. CoffinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
  4. State v. OsborneNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
  5. State v. BrownNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996

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